as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
cooked up a scheme to get out of doing the dishes
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The British military historian John Keegan revealed the hazards of this kind of planning in his anatomy of the Schlieffen Plan, the German strategy for fighting a two-front continental war that was devised, in 1905, by the chief of the army’s general staff, Alfred von Schlieffen.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
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Anime giant Crunchyroll has partnered with Luminopia, a digital health company that devises new treatments for significant neuro-visual disorders, for a new VR treatment for kids with lazy eye (amblyopia).—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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Radiolarian skeletons are typically constructed of an orderly mesh of rigid polygons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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As for what's happened to the donations over the years, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently reported that Morehouse College officials will use the $20 million donation the school received to construct a new campus center building.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Even so, del Toro has not merely concocted another Whale of a tale.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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Each district sends two children as tributes to the fight-to-the-death Hunger Games, concocted by the capitol to keep the populace distracted.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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In particular, screens mated to computers, the most flexible machines ever invented.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Then unlimited human creativity invents new jobs that deliver more value overall, and living standards rise.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Cook (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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