as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself
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Recent Examples of concoct
Formulations are concocted the way nature intended–pure, potent, and free of the nasties.
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
And the advent of social media and streaming platforms further delivered that mash-up power into users’ hands, with multimedia mash-ups constantly concocted and posted in ways that helped artists gain more listens — even today.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Each team member must concoct an edible aspect that showcases their specialty.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
In contrast, the two exhibitions demonstrate the role played by Swiss scientists and academics in Zurich and Geneva in concocting race theories about Indigenous people that helped legitimize the colonial system.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
And the advent of social media and streaming platforms further delivered that mash-up power into users’ hands, with multimedia mash-ups constantly concocted and posted in ways that helped artists gain more listens — even today.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Each team member must concoct an edible aspect that showcases their specialty.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
In contrast, the two exhibitions demonstrate the role played by Swiss scientists and academics in Zurich and Geneva in concocting race theories about Indigenous people that helped legitimize the colonial system.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Campus police had no effective plan to work with external law enforcement and failed to take command on the night of the melee — leading the LAPD and the California Highway Patrol to devise an ad hoc response.Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Following the previous example, the team that devised the solution did not start with that change in mind.Hunter McMahon, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Yes, Chrysler invented the minivan, but that was decades ago.Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Founded by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, Max is immediately recognized for inventing the rotoscope, a technique where animators trace a projection of live-action footage frame by frame to produce realistic character movements.Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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By the numbers: Therme Group's urban wellness centers cost between €400 million and €600 million on average to construct, Hanea says.Richard Collings, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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The building, which was opened after Hoover’s death, is already slated for obsolescence; the F.B.I. intends to construct a new headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland.Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Concoct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoct. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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