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
Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.
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Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Groups of researchers in California, Germany, and now France have been inventing ways to shrink the whole spectroscopy system onto a chip, so scientists can take the instrument into the field.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
After all, both delight in inventing people to destroy.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Previously a Chinese court official named Cai Lun had traditionally received credit for inventing paper—about 105 ce.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Kodak inventing digital cameras but opting to prioritize its dominant film business; and the persistent joint venture funding of the Concord supersonic airliner despite strong evidence that the project wouldn’t become commercially viable.
—Kumar Rakesh Ranjan, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
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, 24 Apr. 2026
The first is inventing yourself.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Lush’s other co-founder, Mark Constantine, reviewed these lackluster bars and congratulated the pair on inventing something new(ish… solid was historically the norm in body and hair care up until plastic bottles took over).
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Groups of researchers in California, Germany, and now France have been inventing ways to shrink the whole spectroscopy system onto a chip, so scientists can take the instrument into the field.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
After all, both delight in inventing people to destroy.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Previously a Chinese court official named Cai Lun had traditionally received credit for inventing paper—about 105 ce.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Kodak inventing digital cameras but opting to prioritize its dominant film business; and the persistent joint venture funding of the Concord supersonic airliner despite strong evidence that the project wouldn’t become commercially viable.
—Kumar Rakesh Ranjan, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
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, 24 Apr. 2026
The first is inventing yourself.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Lush’s other co-founder, Mark Constantine, reviewed these lackluster bars and congratulated the pair on inventing something new(ish… solid was historically the norm in body and hair care up until plastic bottles took over).
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventing
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The Fed traditionally steers clear of political whims when devising monetary policy in part to maintain credibility.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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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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“Inventing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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