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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
Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Galen concocted medicines that seem strange to modern ears, such as treating ailments like inflammation with feces sprinkled with thyme to mask the odor.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
In The Beauty, Ryan Murphy and co-creator Matthew Hodgson have concocted a genre-hopping oddity that sounds unlikely to work.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield concocted an elaborate scheme to kill his wife, Christine Banfield, and another man, Joseph Ryan, in their family home in February 2023.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Magalhães testified that Banfield concocted an elaborate plan to create a fake profile for his wife on a fetish website, in an effort to proposition men to enter the home so Banfield could stage a fake home invasion and murder Christine.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Most applicants were obviously unqualified or had concocted entirely fake profiles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2026
Wilson’s public defenders, though, argued to the jury that Wilson’s involvement is a lie concocted by Smith to minimize his own role in the slaying.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report concocted this trade idea that sees the Lakers land and shore up both their frontcourt and backcourt, the Dallas Mavericks duo of former All-Star Klay Thompson and Daniel Gafford.
—Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
So is the neighbor who was pressured by police to corroborate a concocted story.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
Paul Simon, who was headed to retirement amid debilitating hearing loss, has concocted a helpful new stage monitor setup that has him back on the road.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Galen concocted medicines that seem strange to modern ears, such as treating ailments like inflammation with feces sprinkled with thyme to mask the odor.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
In The Beauty, Ryan Murphy and co-creator Matthew Hodgson have concocted a genre-hopping oddity that sounds unlikely to work.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield concocted an elaborate scheme to kill his wife, Christine Banfield, and another man, Joseph Ryan, in their family home in February 2023.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Magalhães testified that Banfield concocted an elaborate plan to create a fake profile for his wife on a fetish website, in an effort to proposition men to enter the home so Banfield could stage a fake home invasion and murder Christine.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Most applicants were obviously unqualified or had concocted entirely fake profiles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2026
Wilson’s public defenders, though, argued to the jury that Wilson’s involvement is a lie concocted by Smith to minimize his own role in the slaying.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report concocted this trade idea that sees the Lakers land and shore up both their frontcourt and backcourt, the Dallas Mavericks duo of former All-Star Klay Thompson and Daniel Gafford.
—Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concocted
Adjective
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The exposure of political smoke screens The uprising also exposed manufactured alternatives.—
Kazem Kazerounian,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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This follows the philosophy that whole foods are better than manufactured ones.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Vibration testing is a ground test devised to put an aircraft through its paces without taking to the skies.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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The show features 52 images from the museum’s collection dating from 1860 to 1940, all of which were devised using collage or montage.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What could feel contrived emerges as elegant and honestly felt, a study not just of the tumult that often produces great art, but the silence too.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, Crime 101 feels too contrived and artificial to be convincing.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Commons is a 108-unit development that was constructed in four phases from 2004 to 2013.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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One of the top reasons was because approximately $110 million would have been invested to build a new Pembroke Pines Police headquarters which is a necessity for a facility originally constructed in the early 1990s.—
Mike Hernández,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Conservatives learned to play the game that progressive activists invented.—
Alessandro Piazza,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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From heating food quickly to baking delicious cakes, the microwave oven is used for a constructive purpose by millions today, far from the destructive intentions for which its technology was invented.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Built by award-winning creatives and filmmakers, the studio serves as a radical act of love — honoring the elders who dreamed, labored, loved, and survived so future generations can claim their inheritance.—
TIME PR,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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Kylene had been taking Bactrim for acne when her flu-like symptoms hit — a high fever headache, severe nausea, labored breathing and sternum pain — leading to her hospitalization.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In the 1920s, Dole Pineapple asked American home cooks to submit their best recipe using canned pineapple.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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However, canned tuna is an excellent alternative for those on a tighter budget or seeking a slightly higher protein content.—
Lauren Manaker MS,
Health,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Today, investigators released a video recovered from her entryway camera, showing a person—masked, gloved, carrying what appears to be a holstered gun—at her door during the hours of the assumed abduction.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz indicated the Razmias alias may be the defendant’s true identity, with Stoian being an assumed name.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Concocted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concocted. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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