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
Other reports suggest that Louisiana brothers Sammy and Junior Hebert invented the recipe when a farmer requested to have a chicken, duck, and turkey stuffed inside of each other.
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
The two Google scientists split the award with David Baker, a professor at the University of Washington who used software to invent a new protein.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Investigations by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica have found these numbers to be inflated, if not invented.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Writing seems like a necessary technology that would naturally develop over time, but it was only invented independently — without knowledge of the existence of writing — a few times in world history, Ferrara said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
The two Google scientists split the award with David Baker, a professor at the University of Washington who used software to invent a new protein.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Investigations by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica have found these numbers to be inflated, if not invented.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Writing seems like a necessary technology that would naturally develop over time, but it was only invented independently — without knowledge of the existence of writing — a few times in world history, Ferrara said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The trio devised rudimentary games involving images and text questions.Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Many cable-news mainstays are devising new programming concepts that move away from the industry standard of single-host opinion programs.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Emilia eventually concocts a risky scheme to reunite with her family under the guise of a relative.Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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Hyman and his team also concocted a devilish backstory for Tony to explain some of his ostentatious wealth.Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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In addition to candidates, Sunnyvale voters also cast ballots on whether to allow the city to issue general obligation bonds of up to $290 million to construct a new public library.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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In addition to his wife, who wrote the album’s lyrics, Gilmour enlisted his 22-year-old daughter, Romany, to sing and play harp on the LP; there’s also a track constructed around an old recording of Wright from 2007.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Invent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invent. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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