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
The small upturned tips of each wing are called winglets, and although they weren’t added to the big airliners until the late 1980s, they were invented more than a century earlier.
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Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
But the Edmondson Avenue plant had another product line, the Hostess Twinkie, the snack cake that was invented in Illinois in 1930.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
It was originally invented as a medical coating for pills.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
In 1948, photography and instant gratification converged when Edwin H. Land invented the first Polaroid camera.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
But the Edmondson Avenue plant had another product line, the Hostess Twinkie, the snack cake that was invented in Illinois in 1930.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
It was originally invented as a medical coating for pills.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
In 1948, photography and instant gratification converged when Edwin H. Land invented the first Polaroid camera.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Verb
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Alison devises a plan to escape her creative paralysis.—
Charlie Tyson,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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The city devised a growth strategy with the University of Georgia’s Vinson Institute for Government and, over the past 10 years, spent around $500 million to improve public schools and build music venues and other public infrastructure.—
Patrik Jonsson,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 June 2025
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Desperate to revive his reputation, Zach gains the trust of nerdy outcast Laney (Cook) to concoct a vain scheme to turn her into the next prom queen.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
30 May 2025
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Toronto worked back from an early deficit but couldn’t concoct another comeback win, falling to 22-24 on the season.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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Water After constructing your melon pit, water the area thoroughly and deeply.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
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