as in innovation
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
The enzyme bath concoction is a mix of fragrant Douglas fir and Port Orford cedar (a tree that the native Karok people of northwest California once used to construct sweat lodges) and rice bran, which activates the composting process.
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Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
The new concoction was to be delivered via twice-monthly infusions — though each treatment would take longer, pushing the medicine into Elissa’s body for eight or nine hours at a time.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Instead, the concoctions featured just enough of each respective powder to bring the heat up to 800 SHU.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2025
Her own concoction had accented legendary looks throughout the decade.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 1 May 2025
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Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
The new concoction was to be delivered via twice-monthly infusions — though each treatment would take longer, pushing the medicine into Elissa’s body for eight or nine hours at a time.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Instead, the concoctions featured just enough of each respective powder to bring the heat up to 800 SHU.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2025
Her own concoction had accented legendary looks throughout the decade.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concoction
Noun
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The Trump administration's stance on AI has largely aligned with that of companies, arguing that regulation would stymie innovation.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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For well-resourced jurisdictions, this could spur innovation.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The body-hugging dress—made of intersecting strips or panels resembling bandages—first debuted on the runway in 1992, after its invention in the 1980s by French designer Hervé Léger.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Currently the bullet train is funded with 25% of the revenue from the tax-equivalent cap-and-trade program, a regulatory invention run by the California Air Resources Board.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
11 June 2025
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The focus must remain on value creation rather than just cost-saving for customers.—
Joshua Bardell,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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That opened the door for the creation of Next Gen Stats, a collection of data gathered by the NFL to create advanced statistics.—
Tashan Reed,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Launched in 2018, Elevate now has more than a thousand clients in sports and entertainment as well as other sectors such as retail and consumer products.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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Medik8’s peptide products have become a growth engine for it in the U.S. market, which the brand entered in 2023.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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“Concoction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoction. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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