as in concocted
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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Before the Frazier and Foreman fight was devised, former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was stripped of the title.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Price controls don’t work, whether they’re devised domestically or imported from abroad.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
To solve this, the architects devised deep cuts in the site to introduce natural light to the lower levels.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
Expect kitschy charm, Polynesian dancers and large drinks, which reputedly use the same recipes devised by tiki-craze originator Don the Beachcomber in the 1930s, are enduring lures for tourists and locals.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
When developers realized the high speeds would necessitate protective eyewear for riders, Smith’s squad devised side shields that deflected airflow, obviating the need for glasses.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
Promises Made But Not Promises Kept The unrelenting march toward AGI is not especially swayed by the concerns of whether AGI can be devised to cope with the flaws that inhabit human intelligence.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Other one-off generative AI apps might be less carefully devised.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
My point is that there could be hidden within generative AI some settings that are devised and implanted by someone who wants to drive people toward a particular addiction.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Price controls don’t work, whether they’re devised domestically or imported from abroad.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
To solve this, the architects devised deep cuts in the site to introduce natural light to the lower levels.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
Expect kitschy charm, Polynesian dancers and large drinks, which reputedly use the same recipes devised by tiki-craze originator Don the Beachcomber in the 1930s, are enduring lures for tourists and locals.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
When developers realized the high speeds would necessitate protective eyewear for riders, Smith’s squad devised side shields that deflected airflow, obviating the need for glasses.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
Promises Made But Not Promises Kept The unrelenting march toward AGI is not especially swayed by the concerns of whether AGI can be devised to cope with the flaws that inhabit human intelligence.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Other one-off generative AI apps might be less carefully devised.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
My point is that there could be hidden within generative AI some settings that are devised and implanted by someone who wants to drive people toward a particular addiction.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Devised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devised. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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