generative

Definition of generativenext

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Recent Examples of generative In recent years, though, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has dramatically changed the landscape. Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026 In the early days of the generative artificial intelligence boom, Sanofi’s chief digital officer, Emmanuel Frenehard, wasn’t particularly impressed with the AI tools that were being pitched. John Kell, Fortune, 27 May 2026 The genre also, somewhat accidentally, coincided with the rise of generative-AI art. David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026 While the Facebook and Instagram parent posted top and bottom line beats, investors didn't like management's decision to spend even more on generative AI moving forward. Morgan Chittum,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for generative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generative
Adjective
  • Goodfellas is co-producing, and Veterans will oversee sales for the rest of the world.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 May 2026
  • Alongside her husband Barack Obama, Michelle is co-producing Proof through their company Higher Ground, which is also behind her podcast.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 May 2026
Adjective
  • As those creative juices start flowing, the superstar comedian realizes her illness might be fertile ground for a new special.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 May 2026
  • Try to plant it in fertile humus or neutral soils near water sources, and cut your plants back to ground level after first frost.
    Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 27 May 2026
Adjective
  • His long, productive career encompassed more than six decades, in each of which his live performances and recordings continually attested to his preeminence as one of jazz history’s most vital, innovative and influential artists.
    Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • June 21 – July 22 The quiet conversation may be the most productive one.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 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
  • Similarly, for most people, in most situations, lay reading is much more fruitful than close reading as a way of engaging with texts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • Veo requires the YouTube ecosystem to operate and to be fruitful, to make new work in.
    Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 May 2026
Adjective
  • The most prolific home-run hitting team in University of Kansas baseball history displayed its power early in the Jayhawks’ 6-3 NCAA baseball regional tournament victory over Northeastern on Friday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
  • Both of those benchmarks should be shattered this season, barring the nagging injuries that have plagued his otherwise prolific career.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 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
  • Over the course of Gregory Orr’s long career, his poems have become increasingly incantatory, more and more like chants or psalms, repeating, reformulating, reaching for the edges of the same rich metaphors.
    Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • Time gave us the late-career brilliance of filmmakers like Jane Campion, Agnès Varda, Claire Denis, and Kathryn Bigelow, whose work became richer, fiercer, and more self-assured because these women had lived and learned so much.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026

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“Generative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generative. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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