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
Each launch is a triumph of human ingenuity, but behind that brilliance lies a quieter equation.
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New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
Many commenters praised the pair’s ingenuity and willingness to think outside the box.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
All these excellent, exacting details coexist well with each other to produce one of Lanthimos’s best films yet, a movie of startling ingenuity that also doubles as a humorous but pointed warning to us all.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
His engineering ingenuity transformed public transportation, linking people across neighborhoods and fueling the city’s late 19th-century building boom.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
Many commenters praised the pair’s ingenuity and willingness to think outside the box.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
All these excellent, exacting details coexist well with each other to produce one of Lanthimos’s best films yet, a movie of startling ingenuity that also doubles as a humorous but pointed warning to us all.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
His engineering ingenuity transformed public transportation, linking people across neighborhoods and fueling the city’s late 19th-century building boom.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingenuity
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At Ironworks Steaks and Fine Cocktails, Chef Joseph Cusmano brings creativity and skill to a traditional steakhouse menu with a few fun surprises to keep diners on their toes.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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Simply add your own creativity and can-do spirit.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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For decades, the dream of personal flight, as envisioned by jetpacks, hoverboards, and flying cars, has captured our imagination.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Paddington Bear’s meeting with a BBC News journalist appears to have captured the imagination of fans after the marmalade-loving mammal made his debut in a West End musical.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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With a new wave of talent, including Santiago Giménez, Edson Álvarez, and César Montes leading the charge, El Tri are blending youthful energy with experienced leadership.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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My father had two superpowers that saved him in the face of all those failures—his talent for telling stories and gardening.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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With its abundance of concrete, startling interior views, and play of deep shadows, the design invokes the ornery inventiveness of Kahn and Paul Rudolph, combined with the corporate sleekness of MoMA’s most recent iterations by Yoshio Taniguchi and Diller Scofidio + Renfro.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
3 Nov. 2025
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The 50-year-old former longtime creative director at Moschino is known for his inventiveness and bold riffs on Americana and pop culture.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Ingenuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingenuity. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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