as in concocted
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
she quickly devised a new scheme when the first one failed
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Recent Examples of devised
The diner offers certificates of completion for those who finish the trek, and devised a burger named for the route.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Sashko helped settle new arrivals and soon devised other useful projects.
—James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
More than 50 years after Gödel’s theorem, cryptographers devised a radical new proof method in which unknowability played a very different role.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026
Artificial intelligence might be the most transformative technology ever devised.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
In five separate experiments, the authors devised artificial foraging setups that contained cavities hidden beneath surfaces.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
During the Second World War, the Attenboroughs took in two Jewish sisters, who had come to Britain on the Kindertransport—the humanitarian scheme, devised after Kristallnacht, in 1938, for sending Jewish children, unaccompanied, to a safe haven.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Since then, scientists have devised ways of redesigning these molecules to better infiltrate muscle cells, leading to vastly higher dystrophin levels.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 7 May 2026
Meade, who at the time was eight years into a minimum 10-year prison sentence, devised a plan with co-conspirator Nicholas Umphenour to coordinate his escape from custody.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Sashko helped settle new arrivals and soon devised other useful projects.
—James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
More than 50 years after Gödel’s theorem, cryptographers devised a radical new proof method in which unknowability played a very different role.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026
Artificial intelligence might be the most transformative technology ever devised.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
In five separate experiments, the authors devised artificial foraging setups that contained cavities hidden beneath surfaces.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
During the Second World War, the Attenboroughs took in two Jewish sisters, who had come to Britain on the Kindertransport—the humanitarian scheme, devised after Kristallnacht, in 1938, for sending Jewish children, unaccompanied, to a safe haven.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Since then, scientists have devised ways of redesigning these molecules to better infiltrate muscle cells, leading to vastly higher dystrophin levels.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 7 May 2026
Meade, who at the time was eight years into a minimum 10-year prison sentence, devised a plan with co-conspirator Nicholas Umphenour to coordinate his escape from custody.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devised
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Cocktails are concocted by in-house mixologist, Waguinho, who also invites guests from the local mixology community to arrange tastings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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For decades, astronomers have concocted intricate computer models to predict how stars live and die.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
3 May 2026
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That Pawlikowski is telling a story of actual historical figures proves a fascinating challenge for a filmmaker who has previously invented characters to serve as historical reminders.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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That next-generation material already exists — it was invented in America, and it is being scaled to global industrial-scale capacity today on American soil.—
Gene Berdichevsky,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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An Example Of Someone Emulating AI I’ve constructed an example to illustrate what some people are doing when veering into this AI emulation milieu.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Designed by Chilean architect Felipe Assadi, the 14 villas and main lodge, constructed from native lenga wood, are indistinguishable from the treeline at a distance, a design feature that reflects the immersive ethos at the heart of the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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In 2024, the resort added a wellness shala, a swooping open-air pavilion designed by Mexican architects Luis Alejandro Cuesta and Javier Creuheras of Arquitectura Mixta perched on a hill overlooking the ocean and the resort below.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The system is designed to help technicians quickly identify faults by reviewing operational logs and maintenance histories tied to a robot’s ID.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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