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
The troubling facet is that the story is entirely concocted and does not necessarily reflect what my dad actually encountered.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Whether your recipient wants to concoct a tasty array of their favorite cheeses or stand it up for kitchen decor, this serving board will impress with its sleek appearance and durability.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
Tyson and Paul squared off with one another in arguably one of the greatest boxing events ever concocted.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Back in early March, before DeShaun Foster had concocted his first spring practice plan or devised a tentative depth chart, Jabari became the first high school prospect to give the new UCLA coach a verbal commitment.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Whether your recipient wants to concoct a tasty array of their favorite cheeses or stand it up for kitchen decor, this serving board will impress with its sleek appearance and durability.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
Tyson and Paul squared off with one another in arguably one of the greatest boxing events ever concocted.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Back in early March, before DeShaun Foster had concocted his first spring practice plan or devised a tentative depth chart, Jabari became the first high school prospect to give the new UCLA coach a verbal commitment.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Plans are devised to miss an hour of work to catch the second half of an unexpectedly tight game between a ranked power conference team and a frisky mid-major.Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The grant money will initially go to the state of North Carolina, and the governor’s office will devise a plan for how to distribute it, HUD spokesperson Zachary Nosanchuk said.Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
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As the political scientist Jeffrey Ding has shown, the dynamic U.S. system has consistently gained more from new technologies than even the countries that invented them.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The flying balloon had only been invented a couple years before, by French brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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The project will be constructed in phases on 2,000 of the 3,100 available acres south and west of the airport runways originally made available for a solar farm.Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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Topanga Ranch Motel: Also owned by the state parks department, the Topanga Ranch Motel was constructed in 1929 by newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst.Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Concoct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoct. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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