as in devises
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 concocts
The administration concocts a legal rationale for a foreign policy objective.
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Executive pastry chef Jess Robertson, Ian’s wife, concocts desserts ranging from $4 oatmeal cream pies to $100 banana splits.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
Lockjaw, obsessed with everything about Perfidia, concocts a reason to send authorities into the town where Bob and Willa are living.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Executive pastry chef Jess Robertson, Ian’s wife, concocts desserts ranging from $4 oatmeal cream pies to $100 banana splits.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
Lockjaw, obsessed with everything about Perfidia, concocts a reason to send authorities into the town where Bob and Willa are living.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concocts
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As the doppelganger charms the internet and devises a nefarious plot to replace mankind with brainrot, Shiori must partner with other online outcasts to stop her digital counterpart and reclaim her life in the real world.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the past, Cooper — who seems to have finally reconciled with his wife, Barb (Frances Turner) — devises a plan to stop the ongoing wars over power with Congresswoman Welch to get the cold fusion diode into the hands of the President of the United States (played by series newcomer Clancy Brown).—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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Man-su, wanting an accurate sense of his competition, invents a fake job opportunity and puts out a call for applicants.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2025
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That said, if Stacey can continue to show up as GNA invents new reasons to exist every season, the women could have shown up to the company break-room party that Stacey called a grand opening.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2025
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Carpenter constructs her own boyfriend out of Pringles potato chips in the quirky ad.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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In the feminine symbolism of the flower and the Hello Kitty doll—and the myriad bracelets, hearts, and other items affixed to each canvas—Echard constructs her figure’s gender as a tangled, blurry, and tactile exchange between the body and its surroundings.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Concocts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concocts. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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