as in to concoct
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
she quickly devised a new scheme when the first one failed
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Recent Examples of devise
When developers realized the high speeds would necessitate protective eyewear for riders, Smith’s squad devised side shields that deflected airflow, obviating the need for glasses.
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
Locked in a stellar dance To solve the Milky Way mystery, de Ruiter devised a method to identify radio pulses lasting seconds to minutes within the archives of the Low-Frequency Array telescope, or LOFAR, a network of radio telescopes throughout Europe.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
There’s now a year’s worth of film on file as teams try to devise plans for stopping her.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
And with more time to game plan, coaching staffs will devise even more creative defensive coverages.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
Locked in a stellar dance To solve the Milky Way mystery, de Ruiter devised a method to identify radio pulses lasting seconds to minutes within the archives of the Low-Frequency Array telescope, or LOFAR, a network of radio telescopes throughout Europe.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
There’s now a year’s worth of film on file as teams try to devise plans for stopping her.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
And with more time to game plan, coaching staffs will devise even more creative defensive coverages.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devise
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But White Sox concessions partner Levy Restaurants has concocted a new milkshake — the Celebration Cake Shake.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Born less than three months apart to devout religious families in the industrial Midwest, Prince and Jackson probably had a lot to talk about when they weren’t holed up in their Xanadu-like mansions concocting their unique blends of soul-funk-disco alchemy.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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So far, President Donald Trump has invented a bunch of bogus ones and Congress almost opened the door to a real one when Democrats contemplated allowing a government shutdown last week.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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The automatic flour mill was invented in the late 1700s.—
Ken Fleming,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Like all On shoes, they’re constructed to have a soft, cloudlike feel, so your feet won’t get sore during your all-day adventure.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Mar. 2025
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The current Novi Sad railway station was originally constructed in 1964, the pinnacle of Josip Broz Tito’s communist rule over what was then the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Devise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devise. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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