as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
the first submarine must have seemed like a wild concoction at the time
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Recent Examples of concoction
Packing his diet with this concoction—which looks not unlike animal feed—fuels his days with whole foods and little fuss, @myfoodisme2 claims.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 7 May 2025
Standouts here, though, are the milks and soups; the restaurant’s panna cotta–like double skin milk (a concoction with milk, egg whites, and sugar) is silky, smooth, and one of the best in town.
—Bonnie Tsui, AFAR Media, 6 May 2025
The cake was a kind of koan, a dizzyingly empty concoction, like a stage prop after the show has left town.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
But the concoction turns out to be super soldier serum.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 2 May 2025
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Sarah Garone, Health, 7 May 2025
Standouts here, though, are the milks and soups; the restaurant’s panna cotta–like double skin milk (a concoction with milk, egg whites, and sugar) is silky, smooth, and one of the best in town.
—Bonnie Tsui, AFAR Media, 6 May 2025
The cake was a kind of koan, a dizzyingly empty concoction, like a stage prop after the show has left town.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
But the concoction turns out to be super soldier serum.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concoction
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By integrating interns into the company culture early on, businesses can foster loyalty, drive innovation and ultimately create a more engaged workforce.—
Anne St. Peter,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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In this environment, many physicians are looking beyond traditional solutions and embracing innovation to ensure their practices remain sustainable and focused on care.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Separating fact from invention is difficult, but there have been rumors that there was more than one murderer, the killing was drug-related and — perhaps most disturbingly — that Driscoll was either dismembered or flayed alive.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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The invention of the like button, which today can be found everywhere on the internet, transformed digital advertising and marketing and fueled the rise of the social media industry.—
Martin Reeves,
Harvard Business Review,
16 May 2025
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One standout collaboration came from French design collective Hall Haus, which was invited by Alula to create Haus Dari, a modern-Majlis-type seating system that mimics desert dunes, settling on the approach and seeing their creation come to fruition took a good six weeks.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
21 May 2025
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The United States once cheered the creation of South Sudan as an independent nation.—
Cara Anna,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Of the products in the study that contained formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, nearly half of all skincare products and 58% of hair products contained one called DMDM hydantoin—sometimes listed on product ingredient lists as Glydant.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
17 May 2025
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Many of these, however, are homeopathic (alternative) products that have not yet been reviewed or approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).—
Rebeca Schiller,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2025
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“Concoction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoction. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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