innovated

past tense of innovate

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Recent Examples of innovated Yeti has consistently innovated this category, and the Hopper M20 is perfect for tailgates or traveling, and features a strip of ultra-strong magnets in the Magshield Access to keep cold securely locked in. — Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026 Reflection is rare, particularly for an artist who has repeatedly innovated their sound. — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026 As social media evolved, Kiffin innovated, without regret, as the sport’s biggest poster and provocateur. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Nvidia’s extraordinary rise, for example, cannot be explained simply by saying the company innovated. — Jeff Degraff, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 No one has innovated in the hairbrush category, and people are wanting more and no one's offering it. — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Raised beadwork, unique to the Haudenosaunee, was derived from the Mohawk and Tuscarora nation artists who innovated traditional beadwork styles to create unique souvenirs for tourists visiting Niagara Falls. — Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Don Iwerks, the former Disney executive who innovated several cinematic advancements during his career, has died. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 July 2026 An authority in square-cornered chest fridges for overlanders, campers and other adventurers, Iceco has innovated an interesting twist. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovated
Verb
  • Beginning in the late 1990s, Berkeley Lab researchers at the CXRO pioneered techniques to replace visible light with higher energy extreme ultraviolet light for lithography.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Housing First idea was pioneered by a New York nonprofit in the 1990s and has been at the heart of federal homelessness policy since 2013.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford and Google founded the Alliance in July — the same four companies represented on the panel.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The site is situated on the island of Lismore and is believed to have been founded by Saint Mo Luóc, an early Christian saint also known as Moluag.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • NFTs—unique, transferable records on a blockchain, often linked through metadata to a digital image, animation, or piece of code—were established as stand-alone value units on Ethereum in 2018 and subsequently traded as digital art.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The service The warm welcome, exacting attention to detail, and discreet ubiquity of the Raffles butlers more than live up to the high expectation Raffles has established as a brand.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • OpenAI introduced two additional tiers to its GPT-6 family, GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, last week.
    — Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Rooted in casual elegance, the spring collection introduced a refreshing palette of aquamarine blue, sage green and pink flanking the brand’s distinctive ivories, ecrus and beiges.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • China already leads the world in the number of clinical trials initiated annually.
    — Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The suit also asserted Vista Grande initiated the ER trips in retaliation for the family's disagreements about Tingley's care.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While some newly prominent groups (such as those who later became known as Quakers) emphasized love, fellowship and justice, some members of other sects (like the Presbyterians) created new fears, new sins, new tests and new punishments.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Physiotherapist James Cameron created the Lift for Life resistance program to help older adults improve their strength and balance, according to My London.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The country singer, 36, recently launched EDITED by Maren Morris, a new apparel collection created in partnership with Sam’s Club and Sunrise Brands.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
  • This Muse, the personal AI agent launched earlier this month, came out of nowhere.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The limit was two kilos per person, and no ration cards had been instituted yet.
    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Groton, West Haven, and Morris have instituted moratoriums on data center construction in their communities.
    — Anna Zarra Aldrich, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Innovated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovated. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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