innovated

verb

past tense of innovate
as in pioneered
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of innovated a new system for filing books that dramatically improved efficiency in libraries

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Recent Examples of innovated And just last month, Adidas innovated with an extension of the Adidas Evo SL universe that now includes the Adidas Evo SL Laceless shoe, the seventh spinoff of the running shoe. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovated
  1. pioneered
  2. founded
  3. established
  4. introduced
  5. initiated
  6. created
  7. launched
  8. instituted
Verb
  • The facility depends on the same KBS-3 isolation technology pioneered alongside Finland.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Apple's first foldable comes seven years after Samsung pioneered the category, but the American tech giant is expected to take a sizable chunk of the market.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of pioneered
Verb
  • Brandon McElroy, who founded the nonprofit Green Air Solutions to lead the fight against J7, said in an interview that the denial was a decisive win.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That announcement came after Wedgewood was asked to comment on the findings of an investigation into its work by FiftyPlusOne, a website founded by former staff of the data-journalism site FiveThirtyEight.
    — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of founded
Verb
  • Neither party appears to have established much credibility with independent voters on the issue.
    — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The agency was established in 2021 to make sure electrical utilities work to reduce the risk of wildfires caused by their equipment.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • Japan's Self-Defense Force has introduced its first long-range Type-25 land-to-ship missile to Yonaguni during the drill, though no test-firing is planned.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Dropbox has introduced memory exercises, attention-span training, and puzzles.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of introduced
Verb
  • Published on October 15 and initiated by Daniela Horn, the founder of Van Horn gallery, the letter centers around an event that was initially set to be staged at the city’s Heinrich Heine Institute on October 26.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Options trading in both stocks leaned bullish after the open Wednesday, with Meta options looking particularly one-sided as traders bought more calls than puts and more put trades likely initiated by sellers than buyers.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of initiated
Verb
  • In November 2021, crew members took shelter inside their spacecraft after a Russian anti-satellite weapons test created a dangerous cloud of debris.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The series, created by Marc Crehuet with Alejandra Guimerà, was co-penned by Crehuet with Carmen Marfá, Natalia Boadas and Serielizados co-founder Víctor Sala.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of created
Verb
  • Russia launched more than 20 attacks on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region overnight into Sunday, using drones and an aerial bomb, according to local authorities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • According to Ukrainian authorities, over 153 Russian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) were launched at Ukraine from Russia, mainly targeting large department stores and warehouses.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of launched
Verb
  • Gascón instituted a number of unilateral policies on his first day in office — barring prosecutors from trying juveniles as adults, seeking the death penalty or charging certain misdemeanors — that left him at war with his own staff.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • French authorities instituted overnight curfews in several cities Monday in a bid to control violent cost-of-living protests that have fueled the country’s far right.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of instituted

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