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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Before the Frazier and Foreman fight was devised, former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was stripped of the title.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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Then again, maybe the first ASI wants to have ASI pals and therefore devises additional ASIs accordingly.—
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François Chollet has constructed the ultimate test for the bots.—
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The near-deal was constructed over the course of months, with Vice President JD Vance’s team negotiating directly with several potential investors and officials from ByteDance.—
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Some are concocting nostalgic scrapbooks and others are knitting cozy blankets or adorable sweaters.—
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At that point, the writers gathered to familiarize themselves (for the first time) with the original show and began concocting various excuses for having big-name stars floating in and out of the Bradys’ new life in Malibu.—
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In 1973, Bob Metcalfe and David Boggs invented Ethernet and implemented the first local-area network or LAN at Xerox Parc.—
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These three teams invented the Tables, Ladders, & Chairs matches, which are now considered classic wrestling moments.—
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“Cook (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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