as in devised
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
the marketing department is trying to think up better ways to pitch our product to younger consumers
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New uses are continually being devised.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026 -
The dustup comes as Australia’s parliament prepares to consider harsher speech laws devised in the wake of the Bondi massacre.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield concocted an elaborate scheme to kill his wife, Christine Banfield, and another man, Joseph Ryan, in their family home in February 2023.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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But for his first contribution to the network in 2026, The Beauty, he and co-creator Matthew Hodgson have concocted a genre-hopping oddity that sounds even less likely to work.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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The trend carried on into the second quarter, as sophomore Will Palmer drilled a three-pointer with five minutes to play in the half as the Skippers constructed a 30-20 lead.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Orion capsules built for the Artemis missions abandoned the Avcoat honeycomb structure in favor of a heat shield constructed using large blocks of the material.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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The emblematic high point is the 32,000-square foot Guerlain Imperial Spa (Guerlain invented a cologne in 1853 just for Eugénie) for its regal Black Orchid facial treatment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Overall best product for baby gas relief This remedy for infant gas discomfort was invented by a pediatric gastroenterologist and designed for a baby’s bottom.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Analysts believe the purges are designed both to reform the military and to ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who also chairs the military commission.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Syria has become proof, for many, that official language is designed to obscure rather than explain.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Thought (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thought%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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