concoctions

noun

plural of concoction
as in inventions
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination the first submarine must have seemed like a wild concoction at the time

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Recent Examples of concoctions All this happens in a see-through cold compartment where concoctions spin around, turning from liquid to frozen semisolid. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 Some addicts learned to game the system by obtaining daily allotments of hydromorphone pills—15 or more a day was typical—and then selling them to dealers in exchange for stronger fentanyl concoctions. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 If straight-up soft drinks are more your style, hit up the Dirty Soda Company for creative concoctions such as the dirty cherry cola ($8), a combo of Pepsi, cherry syrup, lime and cream. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026 The cocktail menu is just as bountiful with concoctions like the Still Hot In Here (tequila, mint, passionfruit, pineapple, and lime) and Purple Rain (gin, beets, honey, lime). — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 July 2026 This doesn’t mean that residents have access to a kind of Megan’s Law list to be able to find out who is brewing what chemistry concoctions in their neighborhoods, though. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Starbucks is known for viral drink concoctions. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 Even those of us who don’t like to cook or bake tend to congregate in the kitchen to socialize with the chef and show our support by enthusiastically gobbling up their tasty concoctions. — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Valuable time in the shade is soaked up under an umbrella, portable fans work overtime and various concoctions of some sort of hydration are drunk to replenish the body with electrolytes. — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concoctions
  1. inventions
  2. innovations
Noun
  • Today, her inventions include Headlightz, a line of rechargeable ski caps and headbands with LED lights that illuminate dark jogging paths.
    — Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Our true superpower is our ability to adapt inventions for the greatest economic and social benefit.
    — Ted Leonsis, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of inventions
Noun
  • Increasingly, success depends not on who invents first, but on who can manufacture, deploy and scale those innovations most effectively.
    — Ariyan Kabir, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The postwar research system laid the foundation for innovations ranging from microelectronics and biotechnology to the internet.
    — H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of innovations

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