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as in innovative
having the skill and imagination to create new things
Thomas Edison's status as perhaps America's greatest creative genius
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as in imaginative
showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing
always coming up with creative ways to use hamburger
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Recent Examples of creative
The hit show adapts the iconography of the beloved games while continuing to establish its own identity as one of the most creative shows on television.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
Their sustainable practices are embedded in Erraissi’s light seasonal food, which showcases popular Moroccan ingredients in a more refined, creative manner.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Gregg had those demons inside his amazingly creative brain.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Early creative projects almost always look inefficient.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
Their sustainable practices are embedded in Erraissi’s light seasonal food, which showcases popular Moroccan ingredients in a more refined, creative manner.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Gregg had those demons inside his amazingly creative brain.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Early creative projects almost always look inefficient.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creative
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Audio Flux is a home for innovative, short-form audio and bold storytelling.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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The state, like Pastor Billy’s organization, has emerged as a laboratory for innovative ideas for harnessing technology to help break down barriers holding people back.—
Rajiv J. Shah,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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Act Two is a little more musically imaginative.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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To most Americans, Roald Dahl is a children’s book author — the imaginative, intimidating, and somewhat insane mind behind beloved books like Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and The BFG.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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Co-owner and executive chef Sergio Moutela puts an inventive spin on Italian cuisine on the BYOB restaurant's everchanging menus, including brunch.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Directly overlooking the river, with two-Michelin-star chef Alex Dilling at the helm, this venue offers inventive French gastronomy with elite proteins flown in weekly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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Outside of being a clever marketing tactic, the controversy over the movie was also the natural result of a pre-internet time when Faces of Death was more talked about than actually seen.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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The clever tuning of the suspension and the steering wheel -- that's what our engineers are incredibly skilled at.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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This was a team that looked tougher, more connected and, frankly, more talented than the team with the better record.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Super talented and super athletic.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Creative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creative. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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