as in concocts
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 devises
Six men are eaten by the Cyclops before Odysseus devises a plan to escape from the cave they are trapped in.
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Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 June 2026
Now saddled with the moral dilemma of keeping the money or turning it in, the trio devises a simple plan.
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Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
Bright leads the cast of Off Campus as Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett in order to catch the attention of her crush, Justin.
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Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
In her work, Mackintosh devises scenarios that are bold and almost aggressively simplified.
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Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
My team devises digital marketing strategies for clients who are expanding to and from Australia daily.
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Ming Zhu,
Forbes.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
Tiffany Bendayan, a chef and baker in Miami, devises different ways to make the table a space where her daughters—Emily and Sofia—feel comfortable sharing just about anything.
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Karen Cicero,
Parents,
21 Dec. 2025
The story also devises some interesting details that fill in the historical narrative.
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Mick Lasalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Nov. 2025
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 June 2026
Now saddled with the moral dilemma of keeping the money or turning it in, the trio devises a simple plan.
—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
Bright leads the cast of Off Campus as Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett in order to catch the attention of her crush, Justin.
—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
In her work, Mackintosh devises scenarios that are bold and almost aggressively simplified.
—
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
My team devises digital marketing strategies for clients who are expanding to and from Australia daily.
—
Ming Zhu,
Forbes.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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
Tiffany Bendayan, a chef and baker in Miami, devises different ways to make the table a space where her daughters—Emily and Sofia—feel comfortable sharing just about anything.
—
Karen Cicero,
Parents,
21 Dec. 2025
The story also devises some interesting details that fill in the historical narrative.
—
Mick Lasalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devises
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Driver’s character concocts a way for the duo to start an environmental business together as Russians, largely the mafia, are involved in recalibrating a canal in New York City.
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The bleak tortures Ohm concocts for his characters are as vile as the Bilberry’s fetid jacuzzi.
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An engineering prodigy, Harley has to get creative to survive her large family, and invents a number of gizmos and gadgets to help improve her chaotic household.
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Without it, the AI invents a new backdrop.
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The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.
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The mRNA is then read by a piece of molecular machinery called the ribosome, which constructs the protein — a process called translation.
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