as in to concoct
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 devise
So, the professor of environmental health at Colorado State University devised a plan to get answers.
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Katharine Gammon, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
To develop a better alternative, the MIT team devised a shot that could be delivered through a thinner needle and still last for at least three months.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Newsom also must devise a strategy to partner with drug companies to produce vaccines in California or manufacture them independently — even if the FDA revokes authorization.
—Eric Schmeltzer, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Before the Frazier and Foreman fight was devised, former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was stripped of the title.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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Katharine Gammon, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
To develop a better alternative, the MIT team devised a shot that could be delivered through a thinner needle and still last for at least three months.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
Newsom also must devise a strategy to partner with drug companies to produce vaccines in California or manufacture them independently — even if the FDA revokes authorization.
—Eric Schmeltzer, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Before the Frazier and Foreman fight was devised, former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was stripped of the title.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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Some are concocting nostalgic scrapbooks and others are knitting cozy blankets or adorable sweaters.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Mar. 2025
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At that point, the writers gathered to familiarize themselves (for the first time) with the original show and began concocting various excuses for having big-name stars floating in and out of the Bradys’ new life in Malibu.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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In 1973, Bob Metcalfe and David Boggs invented Ethernet and implemented the first local-area network or LAN at Xerox Parc.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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These three teams invented the Tables, Ladders, & Chairs matches, which are now considered classic wrestling moments.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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The near-deal was constructed over the course of months, with Vice President JD Vance’s team negotiating directly with several potential investors and officials from ByteDance.—
Sarah Parvini,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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François Chollet has constructed the ultimate test for the bots.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Devise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devise. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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