as in devising
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 inventing
Stroh’s Ice Cream, a Detroit ice cream company that closed in 2007, is widely credited with inventing the funky flavor.
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Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
American industry will keep inventing and keep investing.
—Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Li and his colleagues overcame this limitation by inventing a compact, lightweight device that enables drones to receive powerful laser beams from the ground and redirect them toward enemy targets with precision.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Dec. 2024
Her hope is that the Lions will let her tag along for a bit in a floppy throwback outfit, a living, prancing contrast to the mostly mediocre old days before the team was 12-1 and finding ways to win instead of inventing ways to lose.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
The French Quarter icon isn’t just any specialty grocery store, either—Salvatore Lupo, Tusa’s grandfather who immigrated from Sicily, is credited with inventing the legendary muffuletta right there at 923 Decatur Street.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
There are no laws to prevent them from inventing new surcharges or from increasing existing ones.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Founded by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, Max is immediately recognized for inventing the rotoscope, a technique where animators trace a projection of live-action footage frame by frame to produce realistic character movements.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
In his seminal 1892 speech, Pratt spoke indignantly about their plight before presenting his solution of destroying the Indian and re-inventing him as a white version.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
American industry will keep inventing and keep investing.
—Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Li and his colleagues overcame this limitation by inventing a compact, lightweight device that enables drones to receive powerful laser beams from the ground and redirect them toward enemy targets with precision.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Dec. 2024
Her hope is that the Lions will let her tag along for a bit in a floppy throwback outfit, a living, prancing contrast to the mostly mediocre old days before the team was 12-1 and finding ways to win instead of inventing ways to lose.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
The French Quarter icon isn’t just any specialty grocery store, either—Salvatore Lupo, Tusa’s grandfather who immigrated from Sicily, is credited with inventing the legendary muffuletta right there at 923 Decatur Street.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
There are no laws to prevent them from inventing new surcharges or from increasing existing ones.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Founded by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, Max is immediately recognized for inventing the rotoscope, a technique where animators trace a projection of live-action footage frame by frame to produce realistic character movements.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
In his seminal 1892 speech, Pratt spoke indignantly about their plight before presenting his solution of destroying the Indian and re-inventing him as a white version.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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