concocted; concocting; concocts
1
: to prepare by combining raw materials
concoct a recipe
concocted a tropical fruit smoothie
concocter
noun
Synonyms
Examples of concoct in a Sentence
The drink was first concocted by a bartender in New York.
She concocted a stew from the leftovers.
Recent Examples on the Web
In the backyard is a small barn where Jacobs concocts and woodsheds his melodies.
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Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
The Soviets concocted a lie that lingers to this day.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Apr. 2024
Should someone outright lie about a person or devise a story that is completely concocted, there is recourse that people can potentially take by making use of defamation law.
—Christine Shen, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The foundation model might be able to concoct chemical recipes that transform ordinary cells into new, extraordinary ones.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
His team concocted an idea where Tyler would walk vertically up a cliff wall, hang on to a ledge for dear life, then be blown across (and off) the stage by a simulated wind gust.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Pan concocted the plan in part to collect $500,000 from her parents' estate, according to Toronto Life.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2024
It was concocted by a French baker in the nineteen-twenties, but was named either for its main ingredient, almonds sourced from Crimea, or for the sprinkling of powdered sugar on top that recalls the snowy Siberian steppes.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The other, the lab leak hypothesis, posits that the virus escaped from a virology lab in Wuhan, China, where it may have been deliberately concocted.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
The Soviets concocted a lie that lingers to this day.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Apr. 2024
Should someone outright lie about a person or devise a story that is completely concocted, there is recourse that people can potentially take by making use of defamation law.
—Christine Shen, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The foundation model might be able to concoct chemical recipes that transform ordinary cells into new, extraordinary ones.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
His team concocted an idea where Tyler would walk vertically up a cliff wall, hang on to a ledge for dear life, then be blown across (and off) the stage by a simulated wind gust.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Pan concocted the plan in part to collect $500,000 from her parents' estate, according to Toronto Life.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2024
It was concocted by a French baker in the nineteen-twenties, but was named either for its main ingredient, almonds sourced from Crimea, or for the sprinkling of powdered sugar on top that recalls the snowy Siberian steppes.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The other, the lab leak hypothesis, posits that the virus escaped from a virology lab in Wuhan, China, where it may have been deliberately concocted.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Concoct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concoct. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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