as in devises
to perform, make, or do without preparation
we can clap together a repair on the tire that should last until we get home
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No one wants to give up on Erica, especially Uhura, who devises a plan to send another shuttle through the wormhole to rescue Erica.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Mary’s enterprising sister Edith (Laura Carmichael) devises a plan to invite Coward, in whose show their friend Guy Dexter (Dominic West), now secretly in a relationship with their former servant Thomas (Robert James-Collier), is appearing.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Marcus du Sautoy believes that the creative impulses underlying mathematics and art are so similar that any artist working in any form improvises mathematically even when the artist doesn’t know it.—
Rebecca Coffey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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At one point, Paul improvises a blowtorch and singes Carey’s face, leaving his peepers hairless.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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The story follows Bárbara, rebellious and broke, who fakes her way into a convent for a private room and some peace—only to find herself on an unexpected spiritual journey.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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Or maybe the trend falters, fakes overwhelm the feel of exclusivity, and newer IPs eclipse it in the fickle pace of Gen‑Z fandom.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Shaman Botanicals also manufactures 7-OH by the truckload for many other brands selling the drug — a role that has made Sanders a godfather-like figure in this emerging market.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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After her death, the company was acquired by KitchenAid, now a part of the larger Whirlpool Corporation that manufactures dishwashers on a large scale.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Claps (together or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claps%20%28together%20or%20up%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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