contriving

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contriving

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of contrive

noun contrivings

The act of one who contrives. Do we really want all those strivings and contrivings—all those thoughts and assumptions someone has cleverly etched into the hardware and software we are using—to remain invisible?

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@misc{contriving_2026,
  title = {contriving},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contriving},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}