as in to devise
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 invent
That leads to a future where new industries emerge, life changing technologies are invented and prosperity is widely shared.
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Robert Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025
Vanguard This firm invented retail-level indexing and is known for its low costs.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
The original recipe–a combination of celery, apples, and mayonnaise—was invented in 1893 by the legendary maitre’d Oscar Tschirky, at the 34th Street property.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025
But all of this remains to be created, invented, found out.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
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Robert Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025
Vanguard This firm invented retail-level indexing and is known for its low costs.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
The original recipe–a combination of celery, apples, and mayonnaise—was invented in 1893 by the legendary maitre’d Oscar Tschirky, at the 34th Street property.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025
But all of this remains to be created, invented, found out.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
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Another useful aspect entails potentially recasting or reusing the same form of custom instruction elaborations to devise other capabilities beyond this education-domain instance.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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According to one speaker, removing those guardrails and creating a dedicated non-public LLM can be an effective way to create malware and devise techniques for evading antivirus detection.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
1 Aug. 2025
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Prosecutors say the men met while in county jail, then concocted the plan to kill the victim.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Stan Lee himself concocted the idea of a robo-pal to round out the group.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
26 July 2025
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Depending on the species, voles construct surface or underground runways in areas with heavy ground cover.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invent. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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