devise
verb (used with object)
to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas.
are devising
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present progressiveof devise.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Corporate customers are devising a plethora of money-saving uses for AI in areas like coding, drafting legal documents and expediting billing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Innovative researchers are devising healthier buildings, designing clinical trials with community involvement, and monitoring the air and water to empower people to protect themselves.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2023
Meanwhile, fishermen are devising their own methods to offset catch declines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Some countries are devising workarounds for projects that are particularly important and look like they are unlikely to meet the deadline, said a source.
From Reuters ● Jan. 16, 2023
The work they have achieved, the plans they are devising, the hopes they cherish for the future, fill me with admiration and evoke my deepest gratitude.
From Letters from the Guardian to Australia and New Zealand by Shoghi Effendi
