as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
they invented an explanation for the broken vase that would satisfy their grandmother
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Recent Examples of invent
Vannevar Bush invented the hyperlink in our pages.
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Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
The private equity firm Blackstone (commonly confused with BlackRock) more or less invented this buy-to-rent strategy in 2012, under the moniker Invitation Homes.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
In many ways, today’s LLMs are far too flexible—inventing information or taking unexpected shortcuts.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
It was invented by Josef Sedlmayr, who owned the Franziskaner brewery in Munich (which today is part of Spaten).
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
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Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
The private equity firm Blackstone (commonly confused with BlackRock) more or less invented this buy-to-rent strategy in 2012, under the moniker Invitation Homes.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
In many ways, today’s LLMs are far too flexible—inventing information or taking unexpected shortcuts.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
It was invented by Josef Sedlmayr, who owned the Franziskaner brewery in Munich (which today is part of Spaten).
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
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Stone is a former Riverside County supervisor who devised another north-south split for California, this one intended to give the new eastern California state a couple more seats in Congress and two more Republican seats in the Senate.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Saluti has devised a unique trio of designs for The Vault, each drawing inspiration from nature to create abstract, hypnotic forms that blur the boundaries of her creative disciplines.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Synthetic dyes are generally made from petroleum and concocted in labs.—
Alice Park,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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To solve this problem, materials scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have concocted a new sunscreen recipe that spares the ocean’s vital microorganisms.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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And, like the brand’s other hot tools, the Wave was constructed with sensors that help ensure your hair is consistently styled at 365 degrees Fahrenheit, a temperature that creates a lasting look with less damage to the hair.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Tuesday’s vote comes as San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie faces his biggest test with a controversial plan to construct taller, denser buildings with tens of thousands of new housing units, which San Francisco very much needs.—
Janie Har,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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