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as in creativeness
the skill and imagination to create new things
the arts and crafts fair showed the remarkable creativity of local artists and artisans
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as in imagination
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
while his imaginary friend is a little annoying, you have to admire his creativity in thinking her up
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Recent Examples of creativity
Though others praised Baugh for her creativity.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Each card poses a question that sparks curiosity, creativity, or self-reflection, encouraging players to share stories and ideas while getting to know each other better.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Their podcast Dreaming Different explores themes of creativity, spirituality, and neurodivergence through an auDHD lens.
—Jezz Chung, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Their bigger struggle in 2024-25 was open-play creativity, with too many passive moves against low blocks that did not result in quality opportunities.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Each card poses a question that sparks curiosity, creativity, or self-reflection, encouraging players to share stories and ideas while getting to know each other better.
—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Their podcast Dreaming Different explores themes of creativity, spirituality, and neurodivergence through an auDHD lens.
—Jezz Chung, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Their bigger struggle in 2024-25 was open-play creativity, with too many passive moves against low blocks that did not result in quality opportunities.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for creativity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creativity
Noun
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This view, for me at least, more than anything else connects the dots of our historically informed imagination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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As his imagination grows into vast cities and impossible creatures, fantasy blurs with reality.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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In all of these places, the broad availability of talent—whether as founders, knowledge workers, or highly skilled blue-collar workers—is viewed as one core element of the corporate ecosystem’s success.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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In conversation, Blunt’s admiration for Johnson is clear, and so is her interest in making sure other people recognize his talents and capabilities.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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Today, the company builds structures with each one shaped by the same ingenuity and care that defined its first.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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That ingenuity extends to creating scales for what has yet to be measured.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Oct. 2025
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BigXthaPlug – and his many collaborators – score big wins on several Billboard charts this week thanks to that inventiveness.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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But there is one exception, a scene whose dramatic importance is reflected in a startling inventiveness of composition, and whose stylistic finesse provides a clue about where Aster’s emotional investment lies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Creativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creativity. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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