innovate
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Synonyms
begin, constitute, establish, found, inaugurate, initiate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, plant, set up, start
Antonyms
close (down), phase out, shut (up)
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Watching fellow camper addicts innovate in unexpected ways. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Cozy camper van stands out with custom woodworking," 15 Aug. 2018 The hub will offer training and workshops to help developers and entrepreneurs in the region innovate and grow, a Facebook spokeswoman said, and is similar to centers the company has established in countries including France, Brazil, and India. — Liza Lin, WSJ, "Facebook Setting Up ‘Innovation Hub’ in China in Bid to Boost Presence," 24 July 2018 The internet is no longer the infant that needed freedom to innovate and grow unregulated, Skelton wrote in his column last week. — Christina Bellantoni, latimes.com, "The strangest things James Comey said in his ABC interview," 16 Apr. 2018 Tuchel could be tempted to innovate by using Julian Draxler in a 4-5-1, with the Germany winger effectively operating as a playmaker behind Mbappe. — Jerome Pugmire, The Seattle Times, "PSG fans have cause to worry ahead of Manchester United game," 10 Feb. 2019 Accelerating vaccine development will require us to innovate new and likely unconventional technologies, such as vectored immunoprophylaxis or nucleic acid vaccines. — R. Daniel Bressler, Vox, "“Designer bugs”: how the next pandemic might come from a lab," 6 Dec. 2018 China is spending heavily to both innovate and buy up technology from abroad. — Paul Mozur, New York Times, "Inside a Heist of American Chip Designs, as China Bids for Tech Power," 22 June 2018 The core objective of the Innovate to Grow Fund is to help members launch new and innovate programs to grow participation in their markets. — Grant Wahl, SI.com, "U.S. Soccer Backtracks, Drops Youth Technical Coach Tom Byer's Pilot Program," 24 May 2018 Legend has it that Steve Jobs wore the same style of Issey Miyake turtleneck and jeans every day to eliminate wasted mental energy—fewer decisions about what to wear equals more brain space to innovate in other arenas. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "Wardrobe NYC Launches a Sport Capsule Complete With Exclusive New Adidas Sneakers," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'innovate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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