as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself
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Recent Examples of concoct
That chintz sofa that James Mackie was concocting for me!
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Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 1 May 2025
Sydney Sweeney is an aspiring country singer who concocts a risky scheme to get some cash in the trailer for Americana.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
While conspiracy theorists were busy concocting arguments for why the Dallas Mavericks, with only a 1.8 percent chance, landed the No. 1 pick and the opportunity to draft star Cooper Flagg, a different cloud hung over Chicago.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 13 May 2025
In their first onscreen collaboration in John Hughes' 1986 classic, Broderick played the titular Ferris Bueller, who concocts an elaborate scheme to skip school.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 May 2025
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Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 1 May 2025
Sydney Sweeney is an aspiring country singer who concocts a risky scheme to get some cash in the trailer for Americana.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
While conspiracy theorists were busy concocting arguments for why the Dallas Mavericks, with only a 1.8 percent chance, landed the No. 1 pick and the opportunity to draft star Cooper Flagg, a different cloud hung over Chicago.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 13 May 2025
In their first onscreen collaboration in John Hughes' 1986 classic, Broderick played the titular Ferris Bueller, who concocts an elaborate scheme to skip school.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concoct
Verb
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Alison devises a plan to escape her creative paralysis.—
Charlie Tyson,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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The city devised a growth strategy with the University of Georgia’s Vinson Institute for Government and, over the past 10 years, spent around $500 million to improve public schools and build music venues and other public infrastructure.—
Patrik Jonsson,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 June 2025
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In 1948, photography and instant gratification converged when Edwin H. Land invented the first Polaroid camera.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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The banjo itself was invented by our ancestors to bring us together as a spiritual community, stretching from those long gone, all the way to those who haven’t been born yet.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 May 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,
3 June 2025
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Water After constructing your melon pit, water the area thoroughly and deeply.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
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“Concoct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concoct. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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