devise
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It didn’t take him long to devise a solution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
In the soundtrack of his youth, Walter Thompson-Hernández and his friends liked to devise a game of escape.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
If the offense is to generate more points, he needs to devise a new scheme.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026
He also created Write Start: The Sam Heughan Creative Commission, an annual award at RCS to encourage students to devise new work.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
Given a writing system that works well for one language, how do you devise a system for a different language?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.