as in devising
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
they invented an explanation for the broken vase that would satisfy their grandmother
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Recent Examples of inventing
This geometric architecture may even explain how complex organisms evolved so rapidly — not by inventing new genes, but by rearranging the ways existing ones are used.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
But truths go ignored, the film argues, when everyone prefers inventing realities for themselves.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
By then, the preeminent fashion genius of the third quarter of the 20th century and the designer so often credited with inventing the modern woman’s wardrobe had handed prêt-à-porter over to his assistants, who clung as if by commandment to the house dogma of bourgeois Parisian elegance.
—Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
He is attributed with inventing Irish coffee.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
From constructing ramps to inventing imaginative new worlds, Rail Racers proves Magna-Tiles are endlessly modular and fun.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Berners-Lee is admired in a similar spirit—not only for inventing the web but for refusing to patent it.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Creative and imaginative, Wesley is a natural builder who loves working with Legos, crafting intricate origami art, and even inventing his own games.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Finding a new cinematic language meant finding new cinematic tools, and Kelly credits collaborators like key grip Rudy Covarrubias and lens technician Dan Sasaki with inventing ingenious solutions to the movie’s myriad technical challenges.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
But truths go ignored, the film argues, when everyone prefers inventing realities for themselves.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
By then, the preeminent fashion genius of the third quarter of the 20th century and the designer so often credited with inventing the modern woman’s wardrobe had handed prêt-à-porter over to his assistants, who clung as if by commandment to the house dogma of bourgeois Parisian elegance.
—Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
He is attributed with inventing Irish coffee.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
From constructing ramps to inventing imaginative new worlds, Rail Racers proves Magna-Tiles are endlessly modular and fun.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Berners-Lee is admired in a similar spirit—not only for inventing the web but for refusing to patent it.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Creative and imaginative, Wesley is a natural builder who loves working with Legos, crafting intricate origami art, and even inventing his own games.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Finding a new cinematic language meant finding new cinematic tools, and Kelly credits collaborators like key grip Rudy Covarrubias and lens technician Dan Sasaki with inventing ingenious solutions to the movie’s myriad technical challenges.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventing
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Jesse Minter, the man tasked with devising a plan to slow down Rodgers when the Chargers play host to the Steelers on Sunday night at SoFi Stadium, will be 43 on May 9.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yet, after its ratification in 1870, Southern states set about trying to circumvent the amendment's intent by devising new ways to shape, control, and limit voting.—
Time,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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China has also been concocting a pretext for action.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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But in the late 1800s, food companies began concocting products that were wildly different from anything people could make themselves.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Several tech players are already constructing private energy plants for their own use as part of their data center buildouts, so there is nothing radical about Democrats insisting on tying approvals for data centers to bearing the cost of enhancing the public grid.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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And Laurel Street Residential is constructing a mixed-income building.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Nov. 2025
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Perez does not break down training into physical and tactical work, instead designing complex exercises so players build fitness while practising real-game situations.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Bluegame made excellent use of the open-plan interior, designing a large, broad main salon into the footprint, with large windows.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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