as in concocted
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 devised
First canals and then locks were devised to guide boats around the falls.
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Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Suno devised all the vocals, instrumentation, arrangements, production, mixing and mastering for all of Tempchin’s songs on both those albums.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
The Tonight Show devised a game that seems more at home on Nickelodeon than NBC.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
In 1983, Bennett and Brassard devised a new quantum approach to private communication.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
The problem is, this is just the most powerful tool that’s ever been devised.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Back in 1961, astronomer Frank Drake put chalk to board and devised a formula to estimate the number of communicative civilizations in the Milky Way.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
After a deeper résumé review turned up more red flags, Hudson, Gicinto and the Nisos team devised a plan to bait Jo.
—Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
The Sheats-Goldstein residence—an experiment in indoor-outdoor living originally devised by architect John Lautner and realized in concrete and glass in 1963—is perched at the far end of a road in the secluded Beverly Crest neighborhood.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Suno devised all the vocals, instrumentation, arrangements, production, mixing and mastering for all of Tempchin’s songs on both those albums.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
The Tonight Show devised a game that seems more at home on Nickelodeon than NBC.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
In 1983, Bennett and Brassard devised a new quantum approach to private communication.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
The problem is, this is just the most powerful tool that’s ever been devised.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Back in 1961, astronomer Frank Drake put chalk to board and devised a formula to estimate the number of communicative civilizations in the Milky Way.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
After a deeper résumé review turned up more red flags, Hudson, Gicinto and the Nisos team devised a plan to bait Jo.
—Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
The Sheats-Goldstein residence—an experiment in indoor-outdoor living originally devised by architect John Lautner and realized in concrete and glass in 1963—is perched at the far end of a road in the secluded Beverly Crest neighborhood.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devised
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When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, scientists identified the virus, deciphered its secrets, concocted a vaccine, put it into production, and rendered the disease manageable – all within a year.—
David Blumenthal,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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Wholesome content, but entirely concocted.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Consider, for instance, the Pomodoro technique, invented by a university student in the 1980s who was trying to come up with a strategy to work more efficiently.—
Laura E. Knouse,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Readers of The Meaning of Your Life could be forgiven for thinking that despair was invented in 2007, the year the first iPhone was released.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Located on the west side of the district, the schools were constructed up to 102 years ago.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Operated by Heartland Fire and Rescue, the station is located in Fletcher Hills and was constructed in 1960 with a single apparatus bay and a shared dormitory.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Officials and defense analysts have long said that the constraint is not simply funding, but structural limits in a defense industrial base designed for predictable demand rather than rapid wartime expansion.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Enter Twinpalms Bangtao Phuket Tented Resort, the hideaway designed for those yearning for escapism.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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