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devising

CEFR: C1

Planning, inventing, or formulating a complex policy, mechanism, or algorithm from scratch.

Synonyms

formulating
contriving

Common Collocations

devising a strategy
devising a plan
devising new methods

Example Sentence

Urban planners are devising innovative traffic-calming strategies to safeguard pedestrians.

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