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verb

past tense of concoct
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concocted
Adjective
  • To update all this for the present, there are some contrived explanations — the girls made the burn book during a period in middle school where their teachers banned phone use — as well as a heavy ladling of references to the internet.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Worse still, if the negation of the axiom of choice were true, there wouldn’t just be a few (very contrived) examples of sets that can’t be measured—the whole theory of measurement would collapse!
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • No one spoke during the call and dispatchers could only hear labored breathing, according to the arrest affidavit.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Six days earlier, Beacon was admitted to an emergency pet hospital with symptoms that included stiffness, labored breathing and a fever.
    Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • Get The Recipe 10 of 25 Sweet Potato Bundt Cake Unlike canned pumpkin, sweet potato puree gives this bundt cake extra flavor.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Because canned sardines are high in sodium and are a high-purine food, they should only be eaten in moderation for people with high blood pressure, diabetes, gout, and kidney disease.
    Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • The real Qiao Yan lives on the fringes of poverty in Myanmar and the assumed Qiao Yan becomes a famed actress in China.
    Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Plus, the icing on the baby cake is the middle name of Blues, which is the opposite of the assumed Plum since plum purple was Justin’s signature color as a teen.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • Changed the functionality of Defensive Linemen Shifts on Double A Gap defensive formations to eliminate unrealistic alignments.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • This pursuit often leads to unnecessary stress and anxiety, impacting both their well-being and that of their children, and creates unrealistic expectations for everyone in the family.
    Jazmin Towe, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Freeman sustained the injury, which typically leaves players on the sidelines for months, in a simulated game two days before the start of postseason.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The experiment will mimic a Mars landing to help the space agency determine how astronauts will react to real-life scenarios in the safety of a simulated environment.
    Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Comments Horror thrives in abstract spaces — the unknown, the unreal, the inexplicable, the irrational.
    Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • So, what better way to celebrate the impending holiday weekend than with one of these unreal sets to transform your routine or gift to a deserving bestie?
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 23 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Kentucky, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Virginia do have automatic recounts, but not for the presidential race.
    Addy Bink, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The incentive is selective, not automatic, and has a cap of $6.6BN (JPY1BN).
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Concocted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concocted. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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