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concocted

  • past participle
    of concoct.
    concoct
    verb (used with object)
    to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cooking.
  • past tense form
    of concoct.
    concoct
    verb (used with object)
    to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cooking.

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Uefa insists that the plan was concocted without the knowledge of them or other key stakeholders in football, and that it had been long in development.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

But John believes all of it to be an elaborate publicity stunt concocted by Arcane — or, at least, that’s what he tells himself.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

The original Monticello was a thoroughly conventional house, a gentleman-amateur’s effort diligently concocted out of the standard pattern-books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

My favorite Father’s Day gifts are a terrible breakfast concocted by my daughters and an afternoon at the smoker where no one mentions what the ribs are doing to my arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Hoping to deal the Nazis a more direct blow, he and his friends concocted a plot to kidnap Vidkun Quisling, leader of the Norwegian Nazis.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin