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
But organizers won’t let Indigenous teams compete, even though their ancestors invented the game.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Doctor Who already pushes strange sci-fi concepts to their limit – this is the show that invented the phrase 'timey-wimey' after all – but this season arguably pushes things further than ever.
—Ryan Woodrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Answering these questions requires a diverse set of tools that were not yet invented when the site was first researched in the 1960s.
—Michael Ray Taylor, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
Companies like Apple and Tesla have demonstrated that refining ideas, perfecting technology and focusing on the user experience can be just as—if not more—valuable than inventing entirely new concepts.
—Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Doctor Who already pushes strange sci-fi concepts to their limit – this is the show that invented the phrase 'timey-wimey' after all – but this season arguably pushes things further than ever.
—Ryan Woodrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Answering these questions requires a diverse set of tools that were not yet invented when the site was first researched in the 1960s.
—Michael Ray Taylor, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
Companies like Apple and Tesla have demonstrated that refining ideas, perfecting technology and focusing on the user experience can be just as—if not more—valuable than inventing entirely new concepts.
—Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invent
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Directors: Scout Purdy & Doug Purdy After a series of revelations, 15-year-old Joe devises a plan to cure her teen angst: a month-long pilgrimage filled with communication issues, terrible survival skills, and zero Wi-Fi—AKA a summer hiking trip with her father.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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Cabinet secretaries were sidelined, and staff members devised elaborate strategies to avoid placing him in situations that might expose his decline.—
Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
21 May 2025
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Sydney Sweeney is an aspiring country singer who concocts a risky scheme to get some cash in the trailer for Americana.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2025
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While conspiracy theorists were busy concocting arguments for why the Dallas Mavericks, with only a 1.8 percent chance, landed the No. 1 pick and the opportunity to draft star Cooper Flagg, a different cloud hung over Chicago.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
13 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,
22 May 2025
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Other parts of the initiative that drew heavy criticism included proposals to construct lodges with up to 350 rooms at Anastasia State Park in St. Johns County and Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Walton County.—
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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