concoction
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6.3
- noun
- /kənˈkɑkʃən/
- The villain's plan was a concoction designed to deceive the heroes.
- a deadly concoction
- a concoction of love
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I think it's exactly where all the action is give, give, give and then ask instead of have some sort of concoction that is fake give with the hope of taking.
- And I think it's exactly where all the action is give, give, give and then ask instead of have some sort of concoction that is fake give with the hope of taking.
Examples
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Despite her efforts to keep them simple and believable, the concoctions were growing increasingly more elaborate, calling out for attention, for praise, for a final fall.
Academic text (2007) -
He created an elaborate concoction of lies to explain his absence.
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What is this concoction you've come up with?
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A deeply flawed concoction thought up by George Lucas.
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You're aware that suburbs are a government concoction?
Blog text (2) -
I'd never seen such a concoction of humanity that was now gathered in advance of a surefire hit.
Fiction book (1999) -
It's a little concoction that he's been perfecting since his days with the S.I.S.
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Don't be concerned; the big drugstore chains will laugh you out of their office when you come up with your concoction.
Blog text (25) -
His Iran policy continued to be a phony concoction of non-existent dialogue and toothless sanctions, posted immediately.
Blog text (7) -
After several hours of discussion, they came up with a clever concoction to solve the problem.
Synonyms
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6.1
A false claim or action to hide the truth
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7.7
A clever trick to deceive someone
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6.7
A false reason people give to hide what they really want
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6.5
A false story made to trick people
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7.4
Actions that hide the truth by making things look better
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9.5
A trick or excuse to hide the real reason
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8.1
Words or actions that trick people by seeming magical
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8.1
A clever trick that deceives people or hides the truth
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7.7
To make a document or record false on purpose by changing its information
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6.8
A thing or action made to trick people into thinking it is real
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7.2
A false story people tell to hide the real reason
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8.1
A plan made to trick people
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4.3
A trick that makes something look like real magic
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Etymology
Concoction can also mean a made-up story or plan because it comes from the idea of 'cooking together', from con- 'together' and coquere 'to cook'. A helpful way to remember this is 'to cook up' a story, so a concoction is something someone has invented or put together to trick or surprise.