as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
innovated a new system for filing books that dramatically improved efficiency in libraries
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Recent Examples of innovate
Even so, Silicon Valley’s capacity to innovate and reinvent itself has proven durable over decades of economic cycles.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
The idea behind the new classification was that the formula industry could innovate and make these essential products more widely available.
—Heather Gatcombe, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
Andy Rodgers, based in Dubai, has joined Semafor from Bloomberg Media as Executive Director for Marketing & Business Development and will be focused on incubating new partnerships with leading institutions and organizations across the region and innovating new digital and convening products.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
In the early 20th century, home cooks were innovating and creating with new-to-them ingredients that were popping up in grocery stores and cookbooks.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
The idea behind the new classification was that the formula industry could innovate and make these essential products more widely available.
—Heather Gatcombe, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
Andy Rodgers, based in Dubai, has joined Semafor from Bloomberg Media as Executive Director for Marketing & Business Development and will be focused on incubating new partnerships with leading institutions and organizations across the region and innovating new digital and convening products.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
In the early 20th century, home cooks were innovating and creating with new-to-them ingredients that were popping up in grocery stores and cookbooks.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovate
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The movie’s point of view is established with a brief opening voice-over by a woman named Sasha, whose reminiscences of childhood, and of her brother Jeremy, make up the bulk of the film.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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French counterterrorism prosecutors also said the plot to ignite an explosive device outside the Paris headquarters of Bank of America appears to be linked to HAYI, but a firm link has not yet been established.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Fortune Intuit helped pioneer AI in software, but investors still punished the stock as fears grew that generative AI could upend the SaaS business model.—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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These pioneering chemists from IQUEMA also spearheaded other astonishing, detailed archaeological initiatives that determined the compositions of old wine and aromas of the Roman Empire and of the mortars used in the Domus of Salvius, in the present case.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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The White House recently released a policy memo stating that NASA will soon initiate a program to develop a mid-power space reactor with a lunar fission surface power (FSP) variant, ready for launch by 2030.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol, which leads the task force’s traffic enforcement efforts, usually initiates the traffic stops — often for minor violations such as a broken taillight or windows tinted too dark.—
Wendi C. Thomas,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
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One of the bills would create a pilot program for psychedelic or psilocybin mushrooms to be used in medicine for the treatment of mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and severe depression.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Public transport systems have struggled to keep up, creating demand for commercial motorcycles and auto-rickshaws.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Verbeten introduced her bill at the Senate Judiciary Committee, and there were a lot of questions.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But his music was quite different from the pieces that Paolo introduced me to over the next year, all of which were written in the mid-eighteenth century.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The booster launched Northrop Grumman's previous cargo flight, NG-23, NASA's Crew-11 astronaut flight, the Axiom Space Ax-4 astronaut flight and three Starlink missions, according to a SpaceX description.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The third flight of the series is expected to launch sometime next year, with the plan to stay in Earth orbit to test the gear that will send astronauts to the lunar surface.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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The eponymous public relations firm his father founded in 1952 has ridden — and shaped — the growth of its industry to become the world’s largest communications group, with annual revenues of almost $1 billion.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Bob Baker, founded in 1963 by its namesake puppeteer, now attracts more than 145,000 audience members per year, including about 20,000 students via school field trips.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Greece is following the example of France which earlier this year instituted its own social media ban on kids 15 and under.—
Menelaos Hadjicostis,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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But as other regions instituted more attractive film incentives, the state saw fewer and fewer movies and TV shows.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Innovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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