as in devises
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 invents
Man-su, wanting an accurate sense of his competition, invents a fake job opportunity and puts out a call for applicants.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025
That said, if Stacey can continue to show up as GNA invents new reasons to exist every season, the women could have shown up to the company break-room party that Stacey called a grand opening.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Blending Sufi classics, absurdist dreams, careful mathematical calculations and lyrical narratives, Ismailov invents an ingenious transnational poetics of love and longing for the digital age.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Then unlimited human creativity invents new jobs that deliver more value overall, and living standards rise.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Every generation invents its own slang, and language evolves in ways most of us will never consciously perceive, Jones said.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
And recently, many of these voices have declared that the day of reckoning is near, telling government officials that whichever country invents AGI first will gain enormous geopolitical advantages.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
Once concentration becomes too high, the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and developers invents a new approach to reverse it.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Well, after his sleep is disrupted by a cat scratching outside his apartment, Charlie invents the perfect solution.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025
That said, if Stacey can continue to show up as GNA invents new reasons to exist every season, the women could have shown up to the company break-room party that Stacey called a grand opening.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Blending Sufi classics, absurdist dreams, careful mathematical calculations and lyrical narratives, Ismailov invents an ingenious transnational poetics of love and longing for the digital age.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Then unlimited human creativity invents new jobs that deliver more value overall, and living standards rise.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Every generation invents its own slang, and language evolves in ways most of us will never consciously perceive, Jones said.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
And recently, many of these voices have declared that the day of reckoning is near, telling government officials that whichever country invents AGI first will gain enormous geopolitical advantages.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
Once concentration becomes too high, the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and developers invents a new approach to reverse it.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Well, after his sleep is disrupted by a cat scratching outside his apartment, Charlie invents the perfect solution.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invents
Verb
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Tiffany Bendayan, a chef and baker in Miami, devises different ways to make the table a space where her daughters—Emily and Sofia—feel comfortable sharing just about anything.—
Karen Cicero,
Parents,
21 Dec. 2025
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Odysseus, the Ithacan warrior who is as celebrated for craftiness as Achilles is for brute strength, devises a clever ruse in which the Greeks place a giant wooden horse outside Troy’s walls and pretend to sail away.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The administration concocts a legal rationale for a foreign policy objective.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Executive pastry chef Jess Robertson, Ian’s wife, concocts desserts ranging from $4 oatmeal cream pies to $100 banana splits.—
Mary LeBus,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
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As Victor constructs his lab and assembles the Creature, the various stages of its creation are meticulously portrayed.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
3 Jan. 2026
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By shuffling these more personal images with his own photographs of their rooms—draperies, windows, unmade beds, a shower stall—Xu constructs a fascinating if confounding new reality, a stage set destined to be struck.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2025
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