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as in innovative
having the skill and imagination to create new things
Thomas Edison's status as perhaps America's greatest creative genius
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as in imaginative
showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing
always coming up with creative ways to use hamburger
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Recent Examples of creative
Some stories plant deep in your creative brain and come out through songs heard on the radio and random daydreams in the shower.
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Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
That artist is the Cuban native Ronkalunga, whose music synthesizes the most traditional, creative and innovative aspects of Cuban music to remind us that Cuba still has the ability to surprise.
—Sarah Moreno
may 7, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
To learn something new, researchers have to get creative.
—Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
These collaborations and the balance of personnel from pop and country frame Middle of Nowhere as less of a homecoming than a holistic creative reunification.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
That artist is the Cuban native Ronkalunga, whose music synthesizes the most traditional, creative and innovative aspects of Cuban music to remind us that Cuba still has the ability to surprise.
—Sarah Moreno
may 7, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
To learn something new, researchers have to get creative.
—Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
These collaborations and the balance of personnel from pop and country frame Middle of Nowhere as less of a homecoming than a holistic creative reunification.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creative
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Expecting the largest gathering of Guild and Television Academy voters outside Los Angeles and New York, the event offers a unique platform for innovative storytelling, cementing Newport Beach as a hub for creative excellence in the evolving landscape of television.—
William Earl,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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But because the field has long existed slightly under the radar, many artists have been free to develop innovative approaches—such as fabric manipulation or, in my case, fabric assemblage.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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There’s an imaginative kids club created in partnership with the French fashion brand Tartine et Chocolat and its Edmond Le Mouton (Edmond the sheep) character.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Tim Darcy has always been the man of a thousand voices — a wildly imaginative singer playing different roles, capturing the disintegration of the self from different angles.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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The Rosemary Rose, a rooftop lounge inspired by the French Riviera, draws a lively mix of locals and hotel guests with inventive cocktails, Mediterranean-leaning small plates, and sweeping city views.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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Expanding beyond a single point of view, the film explores memory, time, and perspective through a formally inventive approach that blends fiction and documentary elements.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Its hero is Miss Maple, certainly the cleverest sheep in the flock, probably the cleverest sheep in the village of Glennkill, and maybe the cleverest sheep in the world.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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But this is a clever essay about making sense of the ambiguous advice that people love to dispense, from someone who is willing to explain which ones actually proved helpful to his own film journey.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
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Though the shoot was short and the heat was hot, Gray says being surrounded by talented, dedicated actors made the rest of it pretty easy.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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Now, as Ella Fellas know, the talented singer has elite skills on social media.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Creative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creative. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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