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
As a coach, Bob Johnson was known as an innovator.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026
Zoox, which is owned by Amazon, has been slower to launch than competitors, and has wrestled with regulatory hurdles and safety reviews, but remains a clear innovator and frontrunner in the race to get self-driving vehicles on the roads.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
The Valley Christian High School team called Wildfire Quest in San Jose is a finalist in the $11 million global XPRIZE Foundation Wildfire competition, competing against the top AI and defense innovators.
—Mary Lee, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
The Swedish textile recycler and the Finnish material innovator worked together to turn castoff clothing into new fibers back when Circulose was known as Renewcell and under its pre-bankruptcy management.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
The innovator honorees will be honored this spring at the Forbes Innovator 250 celebration in California's Silicon Valley.
—Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Its early strides point to a willingness by eager, young technology innovators to push boundaries beyond software needs into the more tedious but lucrative work of building machines.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Releford, or another team member leading the tour, shares stories of the original homesteaders, Black agricultural innovators and the land’s evolution over more than a century.
—Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
The night, with a multicourse dinner set to a mesmerizing South Beach soundtrack, allowed artists and innovators of all stripes to gather, connect, and celebrate their new card—the Sapphire Reserve for Business—a card for creators like these.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026
Zoox, which is owned by Amazon, has been slower to launch than competitors, and has wrestled with regulatory hurdles and safety reviews, but remains a clear innovator and frontrunner in the race to get self-driving vehicles on the roads.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
The Valley Christian High School team called Wildfire Quest in San Jose is a finalist in the $11 million global XPRIZE Foundation Wildfire competition, competing against the top AI and defense innovators.
—Mary Lee, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
The Swedish textile recycler and the Finnish material innovator worked together to turn castoff clothing into new fibers back when Circulose was known as Renewcell and under its pre-bankruptcy management.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
The innovator honorees will be honored this spring at the Forbes Innovator 250 celebration in California's Silicon Valley.
—Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Its early strides point to a willingness by eager, young technology innovators to push boundaries beyond software needs into the more tedious but lucrative work of building machines.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Releford, or another team member leading the tour, shares stories of the original homesteaders, Black agricultural innovators and the land’s evolution over more than a century.
—Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
The night, with a multicourse dinner set to a mesmerizing South Beach soundtrack, allowed artists and innovators of all stripes to gather, connect, and celebrate their new card—the Sapphire Reserve for Business—a card for creators like these.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovator
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Most eFoil riders stand with their feet as the only two points of contact, but Canadian inventor Jerry McArthur – who came up through motocross and snowmobiles, not surf culture – thought that keeping your hands free meant leaving stability on the table.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 11,
New Atlas,
11 Mar. 2026
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On February 14, 1876, Bell’s lawyers filed his application at the Patent Office at almost the same time that a fellow inventor, Elisha Gray, submitted a caveat for a similar idea.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
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Lucy Maguire is Features Director at Vogue Business, writing and commissioning features across all verticals, with a focus on fashion industry moves, international fashion weeks, trends and consumer behaviour, alongside interviews with key designers, founders and executives.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
12 Mar. 2026
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But in recent years, they’ve been turned into studios for architects and designers and other creatives whose floor-to-ceiling windows face one another under Chinatown’s bright sky.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Innovator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovator. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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