as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
they invented an explanation for the broken vase that would satisfy their grandmother
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Recent Examples of invent
Well, after his sleep is disrupted by a cat scratching outside his apartment, Charlie invents the perfect solution.
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The venture is funded by the heirs of the pharmaceutical pioneer Camille Bru, who invented the effervescent tablet, and has its headquarters, curiously, in the Casino Zane, in Venice.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.
—Arkansas Online, 29 July 2025
Computer researchers invented the technique in the 1990s to screen bots from entering information into websites, originally using images with letters and numbers written in wiggly fonts, often obscured with lines or noise to foil computer vision algorithms.
—ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The venture is funded by the heirs of the pharmaceutical pioneer Camille Bru, who invented the effervescent tablet, and has its headquarters, curiously, in the Casino Zane, in Venice.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.
—Arkansas Online, 29 July 2025
Computer researchers invented the technique in the 1990s to screen bots from entering information into websites, originally using images with letters and numbers written in wiggly fonts, often obscured with lines or noise to foil computer vision algorithms.
—ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invent
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The next step typically undertaken is to employ a make-or-break test when aiming to devise a generalizable model.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Use them to devise your own words of inspiration for life's bigger moments — and smaller ones too.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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The preview also shows West concocting his Sunday Service before delving down his own rabbit hole.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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However, when he is left near death due to a plot concocted by his former friend Mal, the two are thrown back into each other’s orbit, according to a synopsis of the book.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The design of the bag is constructed in a maze-like pattern, and the bottom is wide, so there’s more room to pack your items next to each other instead of on top of one another.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invent. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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