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devises

verb

present tense third-person singular of devise

as in concocts

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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Recent Examples of devises Determined to win her back, Ralph devises a crazy plan involving kidnapping the former child star of his favorite Christmas movie. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Her path crosses with that of Inocência, an enslaved Black woman who possesses healing knowledge, knows the land, and devises her own strategies of resistance. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 The British-American actress plays Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett (Belmont Cameli) to catch the attention of her crush, Justin (Josh Heuston). — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Six men are eaten by the Cyclops before Odysseus devises a plan to escape from the cave they are trapped in. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026 Now saddled with the moral dilemma of keeping the money or turning it in, the trio devises a simple plan. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026 In her work, Mackintosh devises scenarios that are bold and almost aggressively simplified. — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 My team devises digital marketing strategies for clients who are expanding to and from Australia daily. — Ming Zhu, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Tiffany Bendayan, a chef and baker in Miami, devises different ways to make the table a space where her daughters—Emily and Sofia—feel comfortable sharing just about anything. — Karen Cicero, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025

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The new film continues the story of the conclusion of Holland’s third Spider-Man film, where Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) concocts a spell to make everyone forget Peter as a way to save the multiverse.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Driver’s character concocts a way for the duo to start an environmental business together as Russians, largely the mafia, are involved in recalibrating a canal in New York City.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 May 2026

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Dyrholm will star as a woman who is unable to acknowledge and access her own feelings and constructs intimacy by stealing objects from people instead of getting close to them.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
By placing a fashion executive from PVH next to a global marketing executive from Coca-Cola and an independent visual artist, the house constructs a network of perspectives capable of sorting through complex challenges.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

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