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invents

verb

present tense third-person singular of invent
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 Ill-advisedly, Wladyka introduces imaginary sequences in which Haru invents dance numbers out of ordinary situations. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 But local execution cannot mean every market invents its own way of doing things. — Jeffery Khoury, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Increasingly, success depends not on who invents first, but on who can manufacture, deploy and scale those innovations most effectively. — Ariyan Kabir, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 Yet history reminds us that technological leadership is rarely determined solely by who invents it first. — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 The ingenious Professor Farnsworth invents a machine that can swap the minds of two people. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 July 2026 Rather than shattering the illusion, the heroine invents an increasingly elaborate fictional life to protect her mother — and, ultimately, herself. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 July 2026 An engineering prodigy, Harley has to get creative to survive her large family, and invents a number of gizmos and gadgets to help improve her chaotic household. — Christian Holub, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026 Without it, the AI invents a new backdrop. — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invents
  1. devises
  2. concocts
  3. constructs
Verb
  • The British-American actress plays Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett (Belmont Cameli) to catch the attention of her crush, Justin (Josh Heuston).
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Six men are eaten by the Cyclops before Odysseus devises a plan to escape from the cave they are trapped in.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
Definition of devises
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  • The new film continues the story of the conclusion of Holland’s third Spider-Man film, where Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) concocts a spell to make everyone forget Peter as a way to save the multiverse.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Driver’s character concocts a way for the duo to start an environmental business together as Russians, largely the mafia, are involved in recalibrating a canal in New York City.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Definition of concocts
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  • Through artifacts spanning 5,000 years, the exhibition constructs an extraordinary history of fashion and the body—material, carnal, vulnerable, seductive, devotional, fragmented—and its transpositions into various expressive languages.
    — Judith Clark, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Hur judiciously constructs scene after scene that pulls and pushes the various probes closer to and further from the mysterious truth, which feels at once obscured and hidden in plain sight.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of constructs

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“Invents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invents. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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