as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
the artificial language Esperanto was the brainchild of L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish oculist
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Recent Examples of brainchild
Being here is like being with the Beatles and Elvis together Jensen was the brainchild of the get-together, Jim said, explaining that the Nvidia CEO wanted to hear from the everyday investors whom Jim steered into the stock.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Basing a class around motorsports is Vinson’s brainchild.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Sphere has been working to bring its tech, which is the brainchild of Dolan, to other venues for some time.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Safe Haven Baby Boxes are the brainchild of Monica Kelsey, a former medic who founded the company after seeing a baby box on a trip to South Africa in 2015.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Basing a class around motorsports is Vinson’s brainchild.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Sphere has been working to bring its tech, which is the brainchild of Dolan, to other venues for some time.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Safe Haven Baby Boxes are the brainchild of Monica Kelsey, a former medic who founded the company after seeing a baby box on a trip to South Africa in 2015.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainchild
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For investors, policymakers, and business leaders, the time has come to seize the momentum, champion innovation, and finance the blue transition.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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In September, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy cited the pursuit of innovation, collaboration and connection in ending the company’s three-days-in the-office hybrid model and ordering employees — including those at the company’s Bay Area offices — back in five days a week.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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About a decade ago, many economists took a more pessimistic view, arguing that inventions such as smartphones or even the internet had less of an economic impact than previous developments such as the airplane or the car.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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In the meantime, the invention of superconducting artificial atoms has opened brand-new avenues toward building useful quantum machines with advanced engineering techniques.—
Zhixin Wang,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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But while the two share this creation-for-creation’s-sake approach, their respective careers are also defined by lofty ambitions that bridge the worlds of music, visual art and science and beyond.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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Julia Marcum is the founder of Chris Loves Julia, a home renovation content creation and inspiration brand.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
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Few dishes are irrefutably Athenian—apart, perhaps, from the curious Athinaïki salata, a mayonnaise-and-fish concoction devised to disguise leftovers.—
Katherine Whittaker,
Saveur,
9 Oct. 2025
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Parker, dressed in a flowing crimson concoction, played with the train of the dress as photographers snapped away.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Brainchild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainchild. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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