as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
the first submarine must have seemed like a wild concoction at the time
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Recent Examples of concoction
The historic fantasy of the Great White Way as a glamorous montage of gleaming marquees, sparky backstage romances, and elegant audiences reveling in black tie was a Hollywood concoction, arguably false from the start.
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Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
These date shakes are deliciously creamy concoctions made of milk or ice cream and blended with date crystals invented by Shield’s Date Garden.
—Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
Where Does The Name Come From? While Watergate Salad might be more commonly known in some circles, the Watergate Cake actually predates the fluffy concoction.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
Lots of people need their fix of this delicious sweet concoction.
—Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
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Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
These date shakes are deliciously creamy concoctions made of milk or ice cream and blended with date crystals invented by Shield’s Date Garden.
—Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
Where Does The Name Come From? While Watergate Salad might be more commonly known in some circles, the Watergate Cake actually predates the fluffy concoction.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
Lots of people need their fix of this delicious sweet concoction.
—Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concoction
Noun
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Public investments in science have produced economic health and prosperity for all Americans and advanced our national security through innovation and soft diplomacy.—
Mary K. Feeney,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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Both of us are at the University of Colorado Center for COMBAT Research, where one of our core missions is to improve the psychological health of these families through education, innovation and high-impact research.—
Anne Ritter,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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Besides being an agency invention ungrounded in the statute, disparate impact liability stands antidiscrimination law on its head.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 Apr. 2025
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Writ large, marching bands in America are a nineteenth-century invention, and a handful of contributing factors led to their success as an American institution.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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Instead of relying solely on content creation, Morgan continued her education in Computer Science and Engineering, blending her brand skills with a traditional career path.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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But Fraser retains her cocked eyebrow, ever aware that the pomp is in service of a product for which demand has been calculatingly manufactured.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
4 May 2025
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“Concoction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoction. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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