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
Armed with 35 years of engineering expertise, Berry invented Drain Defender®, a two-stage drain protection system designed to keep debris out and water flowing freely.
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
On the brick wall facing the Pittsburg Hot Links parking lot, a mural memorializes the small East Texas town’s most famous citizens, including Mean Gene the Hot Link King and Homer Jones, the New York Giants receiver who invented spiking the football after a touchdown.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
Sanchez, a photography fan, spotted her ultimate A-lister on the Globes carpet: Cole Walliser, who invented the GLAMbot camera that captures slo-mo video of celebrities on the carpet.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Inspired by the Panama diary invented in 1908, the notebook is lightweight, portable and the ideal travel companion.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
On the brick wall facing the Pittsburg Hot Links parking lot, a mural memorializes the small East Texas town’s most famous citizens, including Mean Gene the Hot Link King and Homer Jones, the New York Giants receiver who invented spiking the football after a touchdown.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
Sanchez, a photography fan, spotted her ultimate A-lister on the Globes carpet: Cole Walliser, who invented the GLAMbot camera that captures slo-mo video of celebrities on the carpet.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Inspired by the Panama diary invented in 1908, the notebook is lightweight, portable and the ideal travel companion.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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To make this work, Dykstra devised a way to combine a film camera with a computer, enabling each ship-miniature movement to be repeated precisely over multiple runs, at different angles: a system known as motion control.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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With the annual awards show slated to stream live on Hulu for the first time, alongside its regular broadcast on ABC, Disney devised packages that took sponsorships well beyond the program itself.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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Taking this idea and combining it with an attention to convenience and versatility while cooking, Heinz concocted three new products ready to be devoured.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Rankin, a Canadian historian and prankster, has concocted a starkly enchanting Winnipeg where Farsi is the main language of storefronts, guided tours and everyday grievances, like the woman who gripes about sharing a bus with a live turkey.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Originally constructed in the 1400s, the current church was rebuilt in 1757 after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The structure was constructed for fabric distributor Eisen Mercantile, also known as House of Fabrics, and completed in 1970, according to the Johnson County property records.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invent. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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