generative

adjective

Definition of generativenext
as in producing

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Recent Examples of generative Anthropic is officially headed for the public market in what is expected to be a historic offering for a 5-year-old company that's been at the heart of the generative artificial intelligence boom. — Ashley Capoot,jordan Novet,annie Palmer,lora Kolodny,kai Nicol-Schwarz,caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 That expansion comes as Soon targets a growing divide in tech media between those championing generative artificial intelligence and those focused on its risks. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 Higgsfield, founded in 2023, has tried to position itself as a partner to entertainment studios, marketing clients and upstart filmmakers through its array of generative tools, even as the company produces its own content. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 Viewers pointed to the inconsistencies on Rodrigo and Roan’s fingers as possible proof of generative-AI usage in the video. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for generative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generative
  1. producing
  2. fertile
  3. productive
  4. fecund
  5. fruitful
  6. bearing
  7. prolific
  8. yielding
Adjective
  • Gold Moon Pictures, Park’s own company, produced the film, with Studio&New co-producing.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
  • It is produced by Starlings UK affiliate Albion Television and its co-producing partner StoryFirst, together with financiers Krempelwood and MBM3.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of producing
Adjective
  • Keepers removed both eggs and placed an egg from a fertile pair in their nest.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Many songs here invert the notion of a ghost in the machine; Shy assumes the role of the femmebot on the fritz, while the productions—overseen by Karma Kid and Casey MQ—are like the contents of a fertile petri dish.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of fertile
Adjective
  • In an emotional and upbeat ceremony Tuesday, Broward County commissioners bade farewell to Beam Furr after a highly productive 12-year career that’s forced to end due to term limits.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The Department of Defense had a particularly productive partnership with USAID, recognizing that foreign aid could be as important as force in incentivizing insurgents to make peace.
    — Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of productive
Adjective
  • There is only one Picasso, but Basquiat had that kind of fecund imagination, that endlessly varied and prolific joy.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 June 2026
  • The negative space between gems becomes animal habitats for creatures drawn from the depths of a fecund imagination.
    — Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Definition of fecund
Adjective
  • When McPherson went off to college, rural stretches — fecund and fruitful — led her northward.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Elsewhere in the podcast, Morissette recalled a less fruitful encounter with another one of her heroes.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of fruitful
Adjective
  • And the lichen also avoids non-bearing rocks like granite, sandstone, and quartzite, where its occurrence dropped to less than one percent.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of bearing
Adjective
  • If each entry represented a victim, Kraft would rank among the most prolific serial killers in US history.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Gunn rose to fame as the blockbuster filmmaker behind Guardians of the Galaxy, while Safran is a prolific producer on numerous DC and horror titles.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of prolific
Adjective
  • Secondly, as markets remain gripped by concerns around long-term public debt and fiscal sustainability globally, Gower acknowledged that higher bond yields remain a challenge for non-yielding assets like gold.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • These resources can be used to breed new varieties of crops that are higher yielding, more resilient to climate change, and more nutritious.
    — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of yielding

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“Generative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generative. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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