as in to concoct
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 devise
Moreover, at the time the Electoral College was devised, there weren't such huge disparities in the size of the states.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
This 2018 black comedy-drama tracks Arturo, a charming but unethical art gallery owner who devises a daring plan to revive his fortunes after his artist friend Renzo suffers memory loss.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Last year, when New York City was devising new rules for outdoor dining structures, a designer in the city-planning department e-mailed an art director named John Tymkiw.
—Naomi Zeveloff, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The reality of how this was devised is relatively straightforward.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Emilia eventually concocts a risky scheme to reunite with her family under the guise of a relative.Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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Hyman and his team also concocted a devilish backstory for Tony to explain some of his ostentatious wealth.Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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Unlike other features of the modern Olympics, the marathon was invented expressly for the revival.Miriam Kamil, JSTOR Daily, 20 Nov. 2024
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Since 1987, the FDA has barred interstate shipments of the product and mandated milk be pasteurized, but states control raw milk sales within their borders. Pasteurization, named after French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur, was invented in the 19th century.Natalie Daher, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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In addition to candidates, Sunnyvale voters also cast ballots on whether to allow the city to issue general obligation bonds of up to $290 million to construct a new public library.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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In addition to his wife, who wrote the album’s lyrics, Gilmour enlisted his 22-year-old daughter, Romany, to sing and play harp on the LP; there’s also a track constructed around an old recording of Wright from 2007.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Devise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devise. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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