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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The cable, as already mentioned, invented by Mike Grover, is essentially a computer in a USB connector that is capable of a myriad of hacking tricks in the right hands.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Freud, too, proposed that Moses was an Egyptian prince who invented monotheism (or stole it from Akhenaten).
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
In his fictional society, citizens destroyed all machines invented within the previous 300 years.
—Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
The flying balloon had only been invented a couple years before, by French brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Freud, too, proposed that Moses was an Egyptian prince who invented monotheism (or stole it from Akhenaten).
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
In his fictional society, citizens destroyed all machines invented within the previous 300 years.
—Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
The flying balloon had only been invented a couple years before, by French brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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The pampering sanctuary, which includes seven treatment rooms, a sauna, and a plunge pool, was devised to celebrate the destination’s culture of massage, yoga, and well-being across experiences that speak to and rejuvenate the mind, body, and spirit.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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In Dallas, the city manager is the CEO, the person who devises the city's $5.2 billion budget and oversees over 13,000 employees.—
Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Or a witch or wizard standing over a cauldron concocting life-altering potions.—
Simone Milasas,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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And though defensive coordinator Brian Flores can concoct a great game plan, there’s nothing Stafford hasn’t seen.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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The intention was to lower the cost of constructing new housing and to encourage less personal vehicle use.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
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Stay in one of the Avalanche Ranch Cabins and Hot Springs’ log cabins or wagons, constructed between 1890 and 1950.—
Jennifer Broome,
The Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invent. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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