generative

Definition of generativenext

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Recent Examples of generative Adobe is also all in on AI, and their Firefly generative image and video tool is a promising entrant. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026 That meeting ultimately led to the Disney-OpenAI deal last year, which was unwound after OpenAI exited the generative video business last month. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 The post attracted a fair amount of backlash, with people pointing out the problems associated with data centers and intellectual property, and accusing Witherspoon of being paid by AI companies to promote generative tools. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026 Author David Baldacci was among those who denounced AI, which has been the subject of various lawsuits filed by writers against Microsoft,OpenAI and other companies that alleges their work had been used without their permission for AI generative programs. ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for generative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generative
Adjective
  • Bob Graf and Hader are set to produce under the latter’s Hanarply banner, with Alyssa Donovan co-producing.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Many that remain are adopting an array of strategies, from programming more conservatively to cost-cutting by co-producing, to hold on.
    Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The Moon in Aquarius moves through your 9th House and trines Venus in your sign, making learning and creative thinking especially fertile.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Grand Junction, Colorado Beyond the Rockies is a whole different Colorado, an arid region of red-rock canyons, fertile valleys fed by the upper Colorado River, and a city called Grand Junction that seems light years removed from high-rise Denver and those chic ski resorts.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • Wall Street bankers have been known to lean on Adderall and other stimulants to be more productive, while Silicon Valley executives microdose on ketamine or use psychedelics to be more creative.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Fagnano and Pavia were two of the most productive quarterbacks in the country last season, with the 25-year-old Fagnano racking up the best touchdown-to-interception ratio in the country (28 to 1) and being named a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s top QB.
    Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • From an assessment of Stipe’s fecund beard, the two moved on to the subject of ship captains and sea shanties.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Consider the broad expanse of what’s happening right now in tech that’s created a much more fecund world, one that has gone from novelty to big business.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But Allen’s decision is proving to be a fruitful one.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026
  • The Kings’ modest but fruitful trade-deadline acquisitions in consecutive years are both up for new deals, winger Andrei Kuzmenko, who returned on a one-year pact last summer, and center Scott Laughton.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • Rhubarb plants are prolific producers, require minimal maintenance, and have a wide variety of culinary applications.
    Cori Sears, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
  • Then reporters called dozens of the state’s most prolific winners.
    Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Adjective
  • Gold rose on Tuesday, but remained on track for its steepest monthly decline since October 2008, as persistent inflation worries and expectations of higher interest rates due to the impact of the Iran war weighed on the non-yielding metal.
    Ashitha Shivaprasad, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The prospect of higher interest rates as a result of the war could boost government bonds among investors, at the expense of non-yielding precious metals, market strategists told CNBC recently.
    Joseph Wilkins,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Here, this translates as an exuberance of bread, meat and dairy, rich and fortifying.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • That’s rich — like the pot calling the kettle black.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026

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“Generative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generative. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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