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as in inventive
having the skill and imagination to create new things
an award for the most innovative designer of consumer electronics
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as in imaginative
showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing
innovative automotive technology
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Recent Examples of innovative
He’s known for his innovative ‘Go-Go’ offense.
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Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Plus, as research published by MIT Sloan Management Review suggests, this type of company might push away really innovative employees.
—Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
This innovative platform, which researchers are exploring for applications ranging from flu to cancer to AIDS, poses a threat to global defenses against future crises and hinders progress in biomedical innovation.
—Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Our new protein beverages tap into the growing consumer demand for protein in an innovative, premium and delicious way that only Starbucks can deliver.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Plus, as research published by MIT Sloan Management Review suggests, this type of company might push away really innovative employees.
—Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
This innovative platform, which researchers are exploring for applications ranging from flu to cancer to AIDS, poses a threat to global defenses against future crises and hinders progress in biomedical innovation.
—Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Our new protein beverages tap into the growing consumer demand for protein in an innovative, premium and delicious way that only Starbucks can deliver.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovative
Adjective
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Distillation is particularly inventive at Loch Lomond.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Its signature restaurant, FYSH at EDITION, wins the hearts and palates of guests with inventive, scale-to-tail seafood (like vanilla gelato with tuna eyes) amid velvet banquets and tropical plants.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
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Miral is responsible for both of these areas whereas Disney will supply the designers, known as Imagineers for their imaginative use of engineering.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As long as readers continue to crave that liminal space between dreams and reality, Labyrinth and its imaginative literary descendants will endure.—
Logan Karlie
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Somewhere, creative teams are readying a rock opera and a Saturday morning cartoon.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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And, since Congress expects workers and employers to be (cough) creative when characterizing wages as tips to avoid paying taxes on otherwise taxable income, Treasury is authorized to issue additional guidance to prevent abuse.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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This can be read as a clever knock on some of the mockumentary-format comedies that followed The Office, often — ahem, Modern Family — failing to provide any actual reason for the doc-style shooting and talking-head interviews.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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But poems are cleverer than the people who write them.—
Leila Chatti
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Russ then tries to resurrect his dreams by disguising himself as Chad Powers — a talented oddball who walks on to the struggling South Georgia Catfish team.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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Both individuals are immensely talented and underdog picks, which always is the most exciting for us.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Innovative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovative. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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