as in inventor
one who creates or introduces something new
thank goodness for the innovator who thought up the remote control
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Recent Examples of innovator
For the second year in a row, Afrotech returned to Houston, TX and Microsoft was back with their House of Black Techxcellence, curating multiple days of cultural and technologically driven events for the Black creatives and innovators of the future.
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Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
That blueprint must become real commitments to replenish adaptation and loss-and-damage funds, move beyond the Glasgow pledge to double adaptation finance by 2025, and work toward tripling by 2030, channelled directly to farmers, mayors, engineers, and innovators.
—Natalie Unterstell, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Since its launch in 2020, the organization has awarded innovators in five categories, including Protect and Restore Nature, Clean Our Air, Revive Our Oceans, Build a Waste-free World and Fix Our Climate.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The awards evening rewarded innovators in five categories.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Dark Renaissance boldly argues that transgressive innovators, far from going out of style, have always been necessary for artistic advancement.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Instead of dwelling on the rejection, the young innovators pivoted.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
No, Jobs really was an innovator.
—Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
The Time 100 Next Gala celebrated a new class of innovators and influential figures from across disciplines and industries on Thursday night in New York City.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
That blueprint must become real commitments to replenish adaptation and loss-and-damage funds, move beyond the Glasgow pledge to double adaptation finance by 2025, and work toward tripling by 2030, channelled directly to farmers, mayors, engineers, and innovators.
—Natalie Unterstell, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Since its launch in 2020, the organization has awarded innovators in five categories, including Protect and Restore Nature, Clean Our Air, Revive Our Oceans, Build a Waste-free World and Fix Our Climate.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The awards evening rewarded innovators in five categories.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Dark Renaissance boldly argues that transgressive innovators, far from going out of style, have always been necessary for artistic advancement.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Instead of dwelling on the rejection, the young innovators pivoted.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
No, Jobs really was an innovator.
—Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
The Time 100 Next Gala celebrated a new class of innovators and influential figures from across disciplines and industries on Thursday night in New York City.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovator
Noun
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The inventors promise that the trackpad’s ergonomic design keeps your hand in a more natural position compared to a traditional mouse.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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From the early tinkerers who first imagined electrical speech to the engineers who built continental cables, digital switching, satellites, and wireless networks, countless inventors have pushed the limits of how far and how fast a human voice can travel.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Filler shots of chauffeurs, champagne and colossal walk-in closets with pristine designer clobber glistening and gleaming from glass shelves centred around trays and trays of priceless jewels assault the viewer’s senses between almost every scene.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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In using Shakespeare’s original work and Maggie O’Farrell’s book of the same name, costume designer Malgosia Turzanska created the organic costumes against a 16th century England backdrop.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Innovator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovator. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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