as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
cooked up a scheme to get out of doing the dishes
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Back in 1961, astronomer Frank Drake put chalk to board and devised a formula to estimate the number of communicative civilizations in the Milky Way.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026 -
After a deeper résumé review turned up more red flags, Hudson, Gicinto and the Nisos team devised a plan to bait Jo.—
Lisa Cavazuti,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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The house was constructed from trees that once surrounded the property, and is now an oasis complete with a full kitchen for whipping up afternoon snacks and a backyard with a BBQ and plenty of outdoor furniture.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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Leland Couch, the Little Rock parks and recreation director, told the board last week that the city was offered the opportunity to apply for FEMA funding to construct two different safe rooms following the March 31, 2023, tornado that caused major damage across the metro area.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Wholesome content, but entirely concocted.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Keanu Reeves and Jonah Hill concoct an unusual strategy for dealing with a blackmail threat in the trailer for the dark comedy film Outcome.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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And the other two are coming from the Midwest, one with a history that began with the coach who invented basketball.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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While this event might have been invented by the filmmakers, the film was made by the filmmakers in collaboration with the protagonists.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Cook (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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