as in invention
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
Another name for hashbrown casserole, this creamy concoction is no stranger on a buffet table.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Only instead of the latest concoction, certain discerning attendees—the ones who have, pointedly, graduated from the Aperol spritz—are ordering a defiantly retro alternative, one that is muddy brown and faintly medicinal.
—Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 9 May 2026
Street drug concoctions are ever-changing.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
The trend has caught fire on TikTok, where users assemble elaborate concoctions in clear cups, layering powders, fruit and ice for visual appeal as much as taste.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Only instead of the latest concoction, certain discerning attendees—the ones who have, pointedly, graduated from the Aperol spritz—are ordering a defiantly retro alternative, one that is muddy brown and faintly medicinal.
—Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 9 May 2026
Street drug concoctions are ever-changing.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
The trend has caught fire on TikTok, where users assemble elaborate concoctions in clear cups, layering powders, fruit and ice for visual appeal as much as taste.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concoction
Noun
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Unlike earlier revolutionary inventions, this one may soon be able to think, adapt and act with a speed and autonomy that dwarfs our own.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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Beale used the invention of the car and the development of frameworks and systems to support safe driving as a parallel to the evolution of AI in this new Industrial Revolution.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Similar artificial intelligence legislation had failed in previous years due to concerns from the governor’s office that regulations would hinder innovation in the state.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The typical approach, dispatching a small team to build an innovation lab in Silicon Valley and hoping the insights flow back to headquarters, has rarely worked.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Work with that element of chance because learning to enjoy embracing—working with it—is fun and fun isn’t logical, and logic isn’t always your ally in that initial stage of creation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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These features are designed to support a wide range of content creation needs, from interviews and vlogs to documentary and narrative filmmaking.—
Deadline,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Misiorowski, a product of Crowder College, a junior college in Neosho, Missouri, threw forty-three pitches at a hundred miles per hour or faster during his recent outing against the Nationals.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The company’s most recent product, Vengrove said, is a six-year-old corn whiskey, in honor of the United States’ 250th birthday.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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“Concoction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoction. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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