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as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
Dr. Frankenstein was divinely proud of his creation, at least at first
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as in promotion
a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position
the creation of an unprecedented number of new cardinals by the pope
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Recent Examples of creation
Noted for its cheese‐foam and boba-tea creations, Hey Tea is slated to open this June at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
The customer-creation-turned-menu-item beat out 600,000 submissions to nab a spot on national Burger King menus, per a press release.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Use the products together, mix up your own unique creation, or try the Spumoni Ice Cream Cake recipe on the side of the box.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
One through-line in Van Assche’s creations is a focus on beauty.
—Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
The customer-creation-turned-menu-item beat out 600,000 submissions to nab a spot on national Burger King menus, per a press release.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Use the products together, mix up your own unique creation, or try the Spumoni Ice Cream Cake recipe on the side of the box.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
One through-line in Van Assche’s creations is a focus on beauty.
—Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creation
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Advocate Health and Charlotte leaders are preparing to put entrepreneurs through a free business bootcamp at The Pearl, the city’s new innovation district.—
Chase Jordan
January 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2026
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The first research and innovation building is projected to cost up to $260 million, and the university had already begun some pre-construction activities, McCuistion said.—
Samuel O'Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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Bowie set his sights on the ends of the observable universe, and on places even darker.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, the film will finally unite the Avengers with several actors from Fox's X-Men films, which took place in a separate universe that will presumably crash into Disney's MCU.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the tickets can be used on consecutive or nonconsecutive dates, and visitors can opt to visit a single WDW park on more than one day during the promotion.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
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Also ahead for the Grammy winner is a tour in promotion of her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine, beginning in June 2026.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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This also means that if two species as different as humans and bees can independently develop and understand mathematics, then math may not be a human invention at all.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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Lego’s latest invention — its biggest in half a century, the company says — is dividing fans over its tech integration.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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At the beginning of the Iron Age, Phoenicians set out westwards, searching for valuable natural resources to be brought back and traded in the urbanized world of the eastern Mediterranean.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles theater world underwent a historic leadership shift in 2023 when two artistic directors of color were placed at the helm of the city’s most prestigious nonprofit companies.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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From initial hype to tangible industrial momentum, the 2025 China Apparel Industry AI Technology Application Summit emerged as a key battleground where fashion companies demonstrated their technological advancements.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Several new advancement opportunities for students Seventh and eighth grade students now have the opportunity to earn high school credits.—
Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Plenty of us leave winter watering to nature and, in areas with adequate snow or rainfall, supplemental irrigation may not be needed.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026
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Not infrequently, the questions of the past that is never lost and is irreplaceable in western art arise like a fascism, or a subordination to what remains of its dialectic nature, that relies on myth to legitimate fascism’s inseparable relation to beauty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Creation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creation. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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