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cook (up)

verb

Definition of cook (up)next
as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination cooked up a scheme to get out of doing the dishes

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  1. devise
  2. construct
  3. concoct
  4. invent
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  • Initially reveling in his newfound freedom, Kevin soon faces a pair of bumbling burglars and devises elaborate traps to protect his home.
    JOHN DEALBREUIN Wealth of Geeks, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The team that devised this idea to explain JuMBO formation, led by Richard Parker of the University of Sheffield and undergraduate student Jessica Diamond, did so by revisiting an old idea to explain this new phenomenon.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of devise
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  • Further, not all the patients took the highest dose of the drug, leading to questions about how the study was constructed.
    Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • That legislation authorized the Bureau of Reclamation to fund and construct the Central Arizona Project system to transport Arizona’s share of Colorado River water.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of construct
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  • The troubling facet is that the story is entirely concocted and does not necessarily reflect what my dad actually encountered.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Whether your recipient wants to concoct a tasty array of their favorite cheeses or stand it up for kitchen decor, this serving board will impress with its sleek appearance and durability.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of concoct
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  • As the political scientist Jeffrey Ding has shown, the dynamic U.S. system has consistently gained more from new technologies than even the countries that invented them.
    Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The flying balloon had only been invented a couple years before, by French brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of invent
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Thesaurus Entries Near cook (up)

cooks (up)

cook (up)

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“Cook (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.

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