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to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself
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Recent Examples of concocted
Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
So is the neighbor who was pressured by police to corroborate a concocted story.
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Jan. 2026
Scott Simon,
NPR,
27 June 2026
In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Every detail is accurate, though the picture as a whole is an invention, concocted from multiple views, locations, and studies.
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Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
Investigators believed Simko met one of the suspects at a cannabis festival in Ann Arbor, where the suspects reportedly concocted a plan to set up a fake business deal and steal what officials said was upwards of 50 pounds of marijuana.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Blanche, his former personal lawyer, concocted it in staggering disregard of legal ethics.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
Lukehart dumped Gabrielle's body in a local pond and concocted a story to trick police, court records show.
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Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
With the trend away from toxic chemical control of plant pests and diseases, treatment formulas concocted from benign household products are on the rise.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Their fragrances were always concocted around a storyline.
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Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Adjective
On the eve of our nation’s Independence Day, Americans should be deeply concerned by the misuse of government power against an ordinary citizen based on a concocted narrative.
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Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
So is the neighbor who was pressured by police to corroborate a concocted story.
—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
In 1949, a Nebraska plumbing contractor named Steve Henson was working in Anchorage, Alaska and concocted a salad dressing out of buttermilk, mayonnaise, and herbs to help feed his crew on remote job sites.
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Scott Simon,
NPR,
27 June 2026
In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it.
—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Every detail is accurate, though the picture as a whole is an invention, concocted from multiple views, locations, and studies.
—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
Investigators believed Simko met one of the suspects at a cannabis festival in Ann Arbor, where the suspects reportedly concocted a plan to set up a fake business deal and steal what officials said was upwards of 50 pounds of marijuana.
—
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Blanche, his former personal lawyer, concocted it in staggering disregard of legal ethics.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
Lukehart dumped Gabrielle's body in a local pond and concocted a story to trick police, court records show.
—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
With the trend away from toxic chemical control of plant pests and diseases, treatment formulas concocted from benign household products are on the rise.
—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Their fragrances were always concocted around a storyline.
—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concocted
Adjective
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Its role is to expose wrongdoing, illuminate facts, and draw the world’s attention to crimes committed in the name of false causes and manufactured justifications.
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Through this, researchers are mimicking natural structures, such as bird nests and bone minerals, to create ultra-strong manufactured materials.
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In 2011, Aguirre devised a technique to motivate his Real Zaragoza players ahead of a league match against Real Madrid.
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Scientists at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) have devised a technique to turn still-wet coffee grounds into high-grade biofuel in as little as 90 seconds.
Adjective
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The look manages to be on trend without being too contrived.
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Whereas Heineman’s film used its incredible access to the central couple to capture moments that come across as beautifully and uncomfortably intimate and unstaged, Bergh (The Greatest Love Story Never Told) uses his access to make everything pretty and entirely too contrived.
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The cart is carefully constructed with a wood-like resin frame and cabinets that are especially durable and resistant to rust, mildew, and intense UV rays.
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As a result, a memorial pavilion, where students can play soccer, has been installed in Blakeley’s school in her honor, and a butterfly climber has been constructed at a local Bellaire park.
Adjective
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The recording of the voice-over was in a sense more of a labored experience than the filming.
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Squandered assets and unexpected free-agent departures turned it into a source of frustration and boredom for fans, who watched labored breakouts, poor puck management and ugly games pile up.
Verb
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Listen to this week’s episode to learn more, including the story of how a Civil War vet and morphine addict accidentally invented the world’s most famous soda.
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Herman Hollerith, son of German immigrants, invented the punch card tabulator that became the technological foundation for IBM.
Adjective
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Just look for canned pineapple packed in 100% juice, not heavy syrup.
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Though the restaurant wrapped up its collections earlier this week, Alviany Dominguez, 53, still stopped by Wednesday morning to donate canned food.
Adjective
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While Craig will be the assumed starter, typically Dykes has at least tried to have a quarterback battle, with redshirt freshman Adam Schobel being Craig’s primary competition to watch.
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Witnessing violence has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto the internet.
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