as in devises
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 concocts
At dinner, the chef concocts a concise selection of three courses, taking personal dietary requirements into account.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
In it, Pattinson concocts three cocktails thematically linked to his own work and three more inspired by his all-time favorite films.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
The administration concocts a legal rationale for a foreign policy objective.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Executive pastry chef Jess Robertson, Ian’s wife, concocts desserts ranging from $4 oatmeal cream pies to $100 banana splits.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
Lockjaw, obsessed with everything about Perfidia, concocts a reason to send authorities into the town where Bob and Willa are living.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Green House Bakery in Oakland concocts an unbelievable pie, featuring curd made from the fruit grown right outside the home bakery.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2024
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
In it, Pattinson concocts three cocktails thematically linked to his own work and three more inspired by his all-time favorite films.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
The administration concocts a legal rationale for a foreign policy objective.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Executive pastry chef Jess Robertson, Ian’s wife, concocts desserts ranging from $4 oatmeal cream pies to $100 banana splits.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
Lockjaw, obsessed with everything about Perfidia, concocts a reason to send authorities into the town where Bob and Willa are living.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Green House Bakery in Oakland concocts an unbelievable pie, featuring curd made from the fruit grown right outside the home bakery.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concocts
Verb
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In her work, Mackintosh devises scenarios that are bold and almost aggressively simplified.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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As the doppelganger charms the internet and devises a nefarious plot to replace mankind with brainrot, Shiori must partner with other online outcasts to stop her digital counterpart and reclaim her life in the real world.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That kind of popularity and radiant goodness produces a lineage of artists but doesn’t have the crowd appeal of a lone genius who invents a flying machine or pulls a seventeen-foot sculpture out of a block of marble.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Rather than reproducing Monroe’s public mythology, Oates invents a fictional interior life for Norma Jeane Baker, exploring the psychological cost of becoming a cultural icon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Along with screenwriter Ed Solomon, Soderbergh also constructs the ideal showcase for two separate generations of British actors to cook.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Boring Company constructs tunnel trafficways for cars and pedestrians.—
Neal Franklin,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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