as in to concoct
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
she quickly devised a new scheme when the first one failed
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Recent Examples of devise
Faced with limited minimum-wage job options, Autumn devises an online sugar-baby operation.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Faced with limited minimum wage job options, Autumn devises an online sugar baby operation.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
On top of that, the restaurant’s team has devised a short but sweet cocktail list, all inspired by fictional friends of Mr. Moto’s.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
Campus police had no effective plan to work with external law enforcement and failed to take command on the night of the melee — leading the LAPD and the California Highway Patrol to devise an ad hoc response.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Faced with limited minimum wage job options, Autumn devises an online sugar baby operation.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
On top of that, the restaurant’s team has devised a short but sweet cocktail list, all inspired by fictional friends of Mr. Moto’s.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
Campus police had no effective plan to work with external law enforcement and failed to take command on the night of the melee — leading the LAPD and the California Highway Patrol to devise an ad hoc response.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The troubling facet is that the story is entirely concocted and does not necessarily reflect what my dad actually encountered.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Whether your recipient wants to concoct a tasty array of their favorite cheeses or stand it up for kitchen decor, this serving board will impress with its sleek appearance and durability.Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
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There’s just one catch: such mighty and manifold characters have never been invented by screenwriters.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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This case brought the importance of Zero Trust back to the public sphere, nearly 10 years after the term was invented.Danny Jenkins, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Further, not all the patients took the highest dose of the drug, leading to questions about how the study was constructed.Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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That legislation authorized the Bureau of Reclamation to fund and construct the Central Arizona Project system to transport Arizona’s share of Colorado River water.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Devise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devise. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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