as in devising
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 concocting
So is facing a deluge of division title-winners who spent the offseason concocting new ways to beat them.
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Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Notably, the computers seem to have a knack for concocting bizarre physics experiments — designs that humans wouldn’t think of, which nevertheless work.
—Quanta Magazine, 17 Dec. 2025
Her near-empty piggy bank poses a challenge, but Busy Betty gets creative, concocting yummy Christmas cookies to sell in a wintertime twist on lemonade stands.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
The menu at Otaleg is constantly evolving, as Radicioni experiments with new combinations in his gelato laboratory, often concocting head-turning flavors based on his favorite savory dishes.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
China has also been concocting a pretext for action.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Orbán has long sought to consolidate his power through concocting scapegoats for Hungary’s ills.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Not only is the kitchen fully on display but a separate alcove is given over to his highly technical lab, a play space dedicated to fermentation, aging, preserving and otherwise concocting.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That isn't stopping Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report from concocting a massive trade proposal that would send the nine-time All-Star to the New York Knicks.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concocting
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Companies are actively devising strategies to counteract muscle loss in people taking the drugs.—
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Sondheim got to work at eight o’clock one night, devising a version of the murder game in which all the players would have to use their wits to untangle the mystery.—
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This geometric architecture may even explain how complex organisms evolved so rapidly — not by inventing new genes, but by rearranging the ways existing ones are used.—
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But truths go ignored, the film argues, when everyone prefers inventing realities for themselves.—
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Monument Health plans to use the bond proceeds for acquiring, constructing, renovating, expanding and equipping various health care facilities in the Black Hills region, according to a public notice of the bonding package.—
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Chipotle Mexican Grill is constructing its athletic roster for 2026.—
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“Concocting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concocting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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