as in devised
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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In 1983, Bennett and Brassard devised a new quantum approach to private communication.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026 -
The problem is, this is just the most powerful tool that’s ever been devised.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
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Wholesome content, but entirely concocted.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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An epoxy compound is concocted to replace discs between vertebrae and other cartilaginous elements, so the animal returns to its original dimensions and structure.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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After the 15th Street bike lanes were constructed, bicycle injury crashes decreased by 91 percent, according to the District Department of Transportation.—
Liam Scott,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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One flirts and drinks and dallies and dances; the other is part child, part monk, his mantel packed with icons and crucifixes, his inner landscape a kind of mental Sagrada Família — a weird and extraordinary edifice constructed around the rigors and promises of Christianity.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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The sandwich was invented, or at least identified, in the late 1700s.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Families facing those diagnoses can’t wait decades for something new to be invented from scratch.—
Annette Bakker,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Vamped (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamped%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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