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as in creativity
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
a cartoonist needs a fertile imagination in order to create interesting cartoons on demand
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as in creativeness
the skill and imagination to create new things
she lacks the imagination to be anything but an imitator of other directors' cinematic styles
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Recent Examples of imagination
Readers in some sense rewrite a text, enlarging its scope through their imagination, creating a whole world by bringing into play their skills, their memory, their dreams and their personal history, with all its drama and symbolism.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
This book, which is done in dreamy pastels with lots of blue, invites the little ones to use their imaginations to make up their own stories using Owens’ pictures as inspiration.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
His idea appeared to be developing content about the club — not dissimilar to the manner in which Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have captured the imagination at Wrexham — and introducing Dagenham & Redbridge to new markets.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Just framing the intention that way will fire up the imagination of your team and set your sails to catch the wind of public opinion.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
This book, which is done in dreamy pastels with lots of blue, invites the little ones to use their imaginations to make up their own stories using Owens’ pictures as inspiration.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
His idea appeared to be developing content about the club — not dissimilar to the manner in which Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have captured the imagination at Wrexham — and introducing Dagenham & Redbridge to new markets.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Just framing the intention that way will fire up the imagination of your team and set your sails to catch the wind of public opinion.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagination
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Taken together, this week’s developments highlight how AI is only becoming a bigger friend and/or enemy of creativity.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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Founding Drive in 2004, serving as president of Boomerang, and then launching DLO Producciones in 2011, Lorenzo’s battle has been to find an stable financing context and international outlet for his creativity.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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Also to feed you better than a restaurant with triple its airs and a third of its ingenuity.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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Expert instruction in a specialized group setting also encourages young ones to try new flavors, pushing their creativity, ambition, and ingenuity to the forefront.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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The literary character and his team combine their talents to investigate the root causes of patients' dilemmas, with each episode mixing medical and mystery.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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For international film journalists, the festival is an opportunity to see and discuss these films and, in that context, interview these talents.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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“Imagination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagination. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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