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
The core truth about the Cable Car, invented way back in 1996 and feeling very much of its era, is that the flavors work phenomenally well together.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
The Marvel Cinematic Universe didn't invent the end-credits scene: '80s comedies like Airplane!
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 11 July 2025
And then there’s Lego-like Renco, an interlocking block system invented about a dozen years ago.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Why couldn’t some new and better form of scanner be invented, one that could spot a shoe explosive even as the wearer stood there?
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
The Marvel Cinematic Universe didn't invent the end-credits scene: '80s comedies like Airplane!
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 11 July 2025
And then there’s Lego-like Renco, an interlocking block system invented about a dozen years ago.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Why couldn’t some new and better form of scanner be invented, one that could spot a shoe explosive even as the wearer stood there?
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
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As the Panthers’ general manager from 2013 to just before the 2017 season began, Gettleman devised the rosters that pushed Carolina to four playoff berths in five years.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
17 July 2025
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Participants identify challenges in their communities and devise local, innovative solutions to address them.—
Cynthia Tully,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Free to experiment, distillers are concocting playful new expressions that summon the sea to your glass.—
Camille Berry,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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It’s well established that the Trump-Russia hoax was concocted to harm Trump, but Ratcliffe’s move is a prosecutorial dead end.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
13 July 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,
21 July 2025
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The decision to construct an entire studio for the prequel speaks to the scale of ambition driving this project.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 July 2025
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invent. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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