as in concocted
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 devised
Inch by inch, clever techniques are being devised to hone in on what a user wants.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Three players devised a plan to misdirect the other players and blindside one of them at Tribal Council.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Following the previous example, the team that devised the solution did not start with that change in mind.
—Hunter McMahon, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The company already has devised two sports events aimed at decidedly non-traditional sports crowds.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Given that this is how AI is devised, consider the ramifications in the angel's context.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Often part of the sign-up process is setting up a form of payment, and with such valuable information in play, scammers have devised all manner of clever ways to trick you into sharing it.
—Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
The recipe was devised by Air Company’s other co-founder, Stafford Sheehan, a chemist who studied artificial photosynthesis at Yale.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Scientists have now devised a much easier method of making the things, by taking casts of plant roots.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2024
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Three players devised a plan to misdirect the other players and blindside one of them at Tribal Council.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Following the previous example, the team that devised the solution did not start with that change in mind.
—Hunter McMahon, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The company already has devised two sports events aimed at decidedly non-traditional sports crowds.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Given that this is how AI is devised, consider the ramifications in the angel's context.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Often part of the sign-up process is setting up a form of payment, and with such valuable information in play, scammers have devised all manner of clever ways to trick you into sharing it.
—Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
The recipe was devised by Air Company’s other co-founder, Stafford Sheehan, a chemist who studied artificial photosynthesis at Yale.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Scientists have now devised a much easier method of making the things, by taking casts of plant roots.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2024
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