devise
verb (used with object)
to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas.
have been devising
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present perfect progressiveof devise.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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From Marcus Aurelius to Ludwig van Beethoven, humans have been devising morning routines that inspire productivity and focus for centuries.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 8, 2023
Hospital officials, pharmacists and other staff have been devising alternatives and workarounds, training doctors and nurses on new procedures and options, and hitting the phones to try to secure fluids from secondary suppliers.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2018
Eventually this absence became permanent and I have been devising the weekly quiz ever since.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2017
But if he were, his trademark concept over the last half-century might have been devising hugely ambitious public installations that are virtually guaranteed never to be realized.
From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2016
I was acquainted with all the arguments which people have been devising for so many centuries, in order to justify this sort of deed.
From What to Do? Thoughts Evoked By the Census of Moscow by Isabel Florence Hapgood
