as in concocting
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 devising
The Fed traditionally steers clear of political whims when devising monetary policy in part to maintain credibility.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
This was a period when literary critics had real power and were devising new ways of reading—focused on the fluidity of language and the instability of textual meaning—that reshaped the humanities and social sciences.
—Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
But as the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season nears, many Floridians are bracing for the storm, and that includes buying a hurricane preparedness kit, getting the hurricane shutters out of the garage, and/or devising what to do with your car.
—Jennifer Sangalang, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
But few knot theorists are versed in both these theoretical ideas and the computational considerations that go into devising invariants that are easy to calculate.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
The board has also contemplated devising an explanation or message for the county’s website detailing to the public the reason for the changes.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
There were also signs of progress on property taxes as lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee advanced their tax cut proposal — although their plan remains far from the one their Senate counterparts are devising.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 19 Mar. 2026
Last week, the council voted to direct the city manager to study moving emergency operations, dispatch and the service call center out of City Hall while devising funding plans for repairing the building, staying there and relocating.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
While Green gave him instant advice, Kerr was devising ways to get Porzingis involved.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
This was a period when literary critics had real power and were devising new ways of reading—focused on the fluidity of language and the instability of textual meaning—that reshaped the humanities and social sciences.
—Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
But as the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season nears, many Floridians are bracing for the storm, and that includes buying a hurricane preparedness kit, getting the hurricane shutters out of the garage, and/or devising what to do with your car.
—Jennifer Sangalang, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
But few knot theorists are versed in both these theoretical ideas and the computational considerations that go into devising invariants that are easy to calculate.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
The board has also contemplated devising an explanation or message for the county’s website detailing to the public the reason for the changes.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
There were also signs of progress on property taxes as lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee advanced their tax cut proposal — although their plan remains far from the one their Senate counterparts are devising.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 19 Mar. 2026
Last week, the council voted to direct the city manager to study moving emergency operations, dispatch and the service call center out of City Hall while devising funding plans for repairing the building, staying there and relocating.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
While Green gave him instant advice, Kerr was devising ways to get Porzingis involved.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devising
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According to the report, workers illegally pocketed between $20,000 and more than $41,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans from a massive federal COVID-19 pandemic relief effort – some by concocting companies that didn't exist to pocket federal assistance funds.—
Chris Tye,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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As Gyllenhaal begins concocting her third directorial feature, could Curtis be part of the picture?—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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To overcome these limitations, researchers propose constructing a continuous field of local reference frames guided by surface geometry and keypoints.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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Soft robotics, a subfield of robotics that says robots can be squishy, focuses on constructing robots from highly flexible, deformable materials and systems.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Apr. 2026
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That’s the kind of thing Cook’s Apple was good at inventing—reasons to stick around in Apple’s ecosystem once you’d already been drawn in.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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The first is inventing yourself.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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In early March, engineers from the Armaments Center began designing, explosive pressing, housing manufacturing and integrating the warhead to be used on a low-cost and expendable one-way attack drone.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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In a way, Tim Cook's superpower was always taking the innovation in Cupertino and orchestrating the external forces to bring it to life, through perfecting the supply chain and designing supplier relationships as chief operating officer, and eventually practicing international diplomacy as CEO.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Devising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devising. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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