as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
the first submarine must have seemed like a wild concoction at the time
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Recent Examples of concoction
And the pretzel bread is the perfect accompaniment, served with a significant heaping of some form of wonderful brown sugar-butter concoction.
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Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
No cake was left out of the picture—from elaborate multi-layer concoctions to classic sheet cakes.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Hard Rock now offers The Ol’ 8, a vodka and Campari concoction inspired by Earnhardt himself.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
This concoction of shredded beef in tomato sauce is believed by some to be a precursor to the American Sloppy Joe.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
No cake was left out of the picture—from elaborate multi-layer concoctions to classic sheet cakes.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Hard Rock now offers The Ol’ 8, a vodka and Campari concoction inspired by Earnhardt himself.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
This concoction of shredded beef in tomato sauce is believed by some to be a precursor to the American Sloppy Joe.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concoction
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Now, the military is trying to keep up with the innovation going on in the private sector—AI and autonomous vehicles, drones, etc.—
Edward Felsenthal,
TIME,
16 Mar. 2025
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To this end, the company is preparing for rapid expansion, robust reliability testing, and continued innovation, emphasizing robots manufacturing robots for future growth.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2025
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Just a short walk from the soundstage where the cast was filming that climactic scene is a workshop containing some of Reed's inventions.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Betty’s world is introduced with real decor, like a big grey bed and an amusingly goofy invention of Grampy’s, but the handmade quality falls by the wayside as most of the rest of David Rockwell’s sets are conjured via that old menace, the big flat LED screen.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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With a yellow rubber glove on her right hand, Heintzelman picks up her finished creations and puts them, one by one, back into egg cartons, with the toilet bowl prominently stained in the background.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The precise extent of the cancellations and the specific products affected remain unclear.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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What are the essential products in your nighttime routine?—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Concoction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoction. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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