INNOVATE Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

innovate

verb

ˈi-nə-ˌvāt

Definition of innovate

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 What started as a popular American mall staple has evolved into a brand that continues to innovate while staying budget-friendly. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2026 Gray’s innovating new methodologies for digital effects is second-to-none. — Geoffrey Bunting, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026 This bifurcated software environment is unfair not only to patients but also to medical device manufacturers, who are subject to regulations and review timelines that prevent them from innovating at the same pace and scale. — Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026 The idea is to innovate our Locarno Pro platform because of the state of the traditional financing system. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for innovate

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The company has partnered with a fund manager licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to establish the Silver Media Fund, an institutional-grade media investment vehicle focused on developing and financing scalable IP.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
VinSpace is part of Vietnam’s Vingroup conglomerate and was established in November 2025.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of establish

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Others pioneered lightweight structures, reusable hardware or entirely new approaches to manufacturing.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
He is credited on that website with creating several pandemic initiatives, such as mega testing and vaccination sites and pioneering a street medicine program for the poor as part of the board of directors of CalOptima Health.

— Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of pioneer

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Then, 36 hours before the eggs are retrieved, the patient takes trigger medication such as Lupron, Ovidrel, Novarel or Pregnyl to initiate final egg maturation.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
The isotope is used to initiate nuclear reactor startup and analyze fresh reactor fuel.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of initiate

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Kotb had an arts and crafts session with her daughters in May 2023, creating sweet paintings with their handprints.

— Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
The hard part for those opponents now is winning early federal cases and creating disagreement between the country's appeals courts, which may help convince the Supreme Court the issue is important enough for a nationwide ruling.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of create

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Much like her corgis, Queen Elizabeth was introduced to horses as a young girl.

— Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
The Boeing 767, introduced in 1982, is regarded as a reliable workhorse of the skies, in contrast to the beleaguered reputation of the Boeing 737 MAX, which lost faith with customers early, after two fatal crashes.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of introduce

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Five years later, Modi launched his first international store on New York’s Madison Avenue.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Chapman, Willy Adames and Rafael Devers are the experienced position players on a team now fully undergoing a youth movement that was launched when president of baseball operations Buster Posey hit the reset button at the trade deadline.

— Devin Bradshaw, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of launch

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Wondermind, which was co-founded by Gomez; her mother, Mandy Teefey; and Daniella Pierson in November 2021, touts mental fitness practices and tools.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
And now there are full-size mowers that can take on acres of grass, as a result of the technology being developed by companies like Kress, an electric motor company founded in the late 1920s.

— Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of found

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The new safeguards include requiring law enforcement to label every search with a with a criminal case number, and instituting an automatic review for abnormal search activities, which will trigger proactive lockouts for those users.

— Soo Youn, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Shortly after arriving at Penn State, Matt Campbell instituted a team competition that served him well in his days at Iowa State.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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