as in creativity
the skill and imagination to create new things
the mystery writer's exceptional ingenuity enabled her to devise plots that always had readers guessing to the very end
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Recent Examples of ingenuity
Even when foreign carriers fly 747s, though, the sight of one of their planes invokes American ingenuity, because the aircraft was designed and built by America.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Discourse about the film has run the gamut, dissecting everything from its breakout leads to its low-budget ingenuity.
—Olivia Tauber, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
American ingenuity soon swelled the millionaire class to include titans of tobacco, steel, banking, even refrigerated railcars.
—Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The black-and-white collie was awarded a silver medal for his ingenuity, while his native England went a step further, winning the World Cup a few weeks later.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Discourse about the film has run the gamut, dissecting everything from its breakout leads to its low-budget ingenuity.
—Olivia Tauber, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
American ingenuity soon swelled the millionaire class to include titans of tobacco, steel, banking, even refrigerated railcars.
—Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The black-and-white collie was awarded a silver medal for his ingenuity, while his native England went a step further, winning the World Cup a few weeks later.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingenuity
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Vendors participating in JuneteethKC’s 15th annual Heritage Festival lined 18th Street to celebrate freedom, culture and creativity.—
Sophia Buonpane,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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Mika McCants, owner and CEO of Spoiled Boutique, is the creative force behind this Juneteenth celebration that celebrates culture, creativity and community.—
Laura A. Oda,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
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But without freedom, Berdyaev writes, creativeness is impossible.—
Andrew McDiarmid,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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In my imagination, writing and publishing the piece was a defense against the cardiac blues.—
Ben Lerner,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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Costco still owns the warehouse-club imagination in America.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Argentina capped the night with a shutout against Algeria and with all three goals belonging to their maestro, as Messi reminded the world of his unique talents.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Looking back, Llamas credits his rise not to exceptional talent but to persistence, preparation, and a willingness to advocate for himself.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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The exhibition also features an exceptional selection of artifacts from the NFB’s collection, offering insight into the working methods, experimentation and inventiveness that have shaped the history of animation in Canada.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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But its inventiveness helped earn McCartney’s first Grammy Award as a solo artist (best arrangement accompanying vocalists in 1971).—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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There's also a palpable new seam of imaginativeness among residents.—
Toby Skinner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Nov. 2024
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“Ingenuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingenuity. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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