as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
political spin doctors who can vamp up a justification for just about anything
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This ignores a fundamental problem of innovation and inventiveness, which is that many of the innovative geniuses who devised transformative inventions failed to profit financially from their own ingenuity while more aggressive, entrepreneurial bystanders claimed credit and profit.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
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The breath-freshener smell that Marks had devised was a combination of laurel leaves—peculiar to the modern sensibility, but not off-putting—and musk.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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Available in 17 colors and in sizes up to a men’s 16, these flip-flops are constructed with squishy yoga mat footbeds that provide arch support and prevent foot fatigue while walking for long periods of time.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
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For instance, reforms to Virginia’s Building Code lowered the cost of constructing a new home by over $24,000.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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For its 86th summer season, Del Mar has concocted a schedule filled with food-centric festivities, sips, handicapping and tips, blended in with world-class thoroughbred racing.—
Kelley Carlson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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At the end of the semester, Domokos asked him to concoct a simple algorithm to explore how tetrahedra balance.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2025
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The brand that invented the nap dress is offering a sweet discount for the 4th: 20% off select styles, including many that are already on sale.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
4 July 2025
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Despite the wheel’s immeasurable impact, no one is certain as to who invented it, or when and where it was first conceived.—
Kai James,
JSTOR Daily,
3 July 2025
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At the time, PR mavens Max Rosey and Mortimer Matz thought a hot dog eating competition would drum up some publicity for Nathan’s.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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In addition to her editing responsibilities, Wintour also supported significant initiatives to drum up retail sales, spearheading Fashion’s Night Out, which got off to a rousing start in 2009 but then ran out of steam by 2013.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
26 June 2025
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“Vamp (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamp%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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