as in devising
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 concocting
And she’s spent a decade scaling her brand into an industry disrupter; Ellsworth began concocting prebiotic drinks in 2015, founding her business just one year later.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
According to the report, workers illegally pocketed between $20,000 and more than $41,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans from a massive federal COVID-19 pandemic relief effort – some by concocting companies that didn't exist to pocket federal assistance funds.
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Chris Tye,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
As Gyllenhaal begins concocting her third directorial feature, could Curtis be part of the picture?
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Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
Gyllenhaal, who also wrote her film, has corrected the imbalance, refashioning the story from the Bride’s perspective and concocting a protagonist of unfiltered feminist fury.
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ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
The reality is that the AI is concocting elaborate personas, faking as though humans are writing about human woes.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Both activities can be fairly ordinary hobbies—games of imagination not so different from crushing on a pop star or concocting stories about a film protagonist.
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Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2026
Later in the episode, Kody took aim at Janelle, accusing her once again of concocting a plan to try and sell Coyote Pass out from under Meri.
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Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
So is facing a deluge of division title-winners who spent the offseason concocting new ways to beat them.
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Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
According to the report, workers illegally pocketed between $20,000 and more than $41,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans from a massive federal COVID-19 pandemic relief effort – some by concocting companies that didn't exist to pocket federal assistance funds.
—
Chris Tye,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
As Gyllenhaal begins concocting her third directorial feature, could Curtis be part of the picture?
—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
Gyllenhaal, who also wrote her film, has corrected the imbalance, refashioning the story from the Bride’s perspective and concocting a protagonist of unfiltered feminist fury.
—
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
The reality is that the AI is concocting elaborate personas, faking as though humans are writing about human woes.
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Both activities can be fairly ordinary hobbies—games of imagination not so different from crushing on a pop star or concocting stories about a film protagonist.
—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2026
Later in the episode, Kody took aim at Janelle, accusing her once again of concocting a plan to try and sell Coyote Pass out from under Meri.
—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
So is facing a deluge of division title-winners who spent the offseason concocting new ways to beat them.
—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concocting
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But over the course of the next week, Nakase will be devising a plan to stop Reese.
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However, Solskjaer had spent that off-season devising how United would play with Sancho in an attacking unit alongside Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Edinson Cavani, Anthony Martial and Dan James, with the likes of Bruno Fernandes just behind.
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Bell’s scheme, presented in a journal devoted to eugenics and geared toward optimizing dietary protein, would later resurface at another moment of food anxiety, when Walter Voegtlin was inventing the Paleo diet in the 1970s.
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Join the team inventing impactful AI solutions to shape the future of finance.
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The project included replacing sections of the penstock, installing new vent piping and constructing a new concrete thrust block.
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Success will depend less on constructing facilities than on securing long-term buyers, trusted regulators, technology transfer, and patient capital that can sustain long-term production.
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