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as in devised
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 Synonyms for concocted
Verb
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That should become a standard part of the chain-of-thoughts being devised by AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Similarly, Ping’s team devised a system that pauses the pH-modulating current just long enough for a graphene transistor to record accurate readings without interference.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The past two seasons have given us Michigan vs. Everybody and Ohio Against the World, both of which felt a bit contrived.—
Austin Meek,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Davis Gates is the lead puppeteer for the union and the mayor and chief antagonist to Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, and her mean-spirited grandstanding is little more than a series of contrived media stunts.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Lollapalooza was invented by a boomer.—
Jim Greer,
SPIN,
24 Dec. 2024
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Someone invented the elevator, and so skyscrapers happened, and cities changed forever.—
David Pierce,
The Verge,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The most startling part of the costume is the mask, with its severe and labored expression.—
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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In fact, the second episode, after the labored setup of the pilot, is much more dramatically engaging, if only for dialing down the exposition and cranking up the conflict on several fronts at once.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The restaurant, for example, serves up traditional American bar eats like burgers, and guests over 21 can imbibe wine, beer, and canned cocktails.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Jan. 2025
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In an interview with U.K. newspaper The Times published on Monday, Dec. 30, Hollywood, 58 — who starred in a 2023 commercial for Lively's canned cocktail brand Betty Booze — said the pair had remained in touch ever since.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Facebook page host did not think anything of the photos Walters had sent him and posted the assumed accomplishment on his major page.—
Sydney Borchers,
Fox News,
29 Aug. 2024
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The real Qiao Yan lives on the fringes of poverty in Myanmar and the assumed Qiao Yan becomes a famed actress in China.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Decades of unrealistic expectations placed on the shoulders of women have programmed many moms and the people around them to believe women should be able to do it all.—
Jazmine Denise Thompson,
Essence,
22 Jan. 2025
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Arteta has found solutions for old problems as new ones emerge, and fixing all of them is unrealistic considering Arsenal have midweek matches for the next three weeks (two Champions League fixtures and a Carabao Cup second-leg trip to Newcastle United).—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The novel's exploration of simulated gravitationless environments underscores the incredible potential of science while highlighting the responsibilities that come with such power.—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania were able to persuade a simulated self-driving car to ignore stop signs and even drive off a bridge, get a wheeled robot to find the best place to detonate a bomb, and force a four-legged robot to spy on people and enter restricted areas.—
Will Knight,
WIRED,
4 Dec. 2024
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