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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 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 One citizen initiative in France – l’Heure Civique (Civic Hour) – has innovated a flexible, somewhat minimalist approach to do just that. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovated
  1. pioneered
  2. founded
  3. established
  4. introduced
  5. initiated
  6. created
  7. launched
  8. instituted
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  • Robert Eagle, a co-author of the study and a geobiologist at University of California, Los Angeles, pioneered this approach to measuring prehistoric body temperatures.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The theft-prone models lack a critical safeguard called an engine immobilizer pioneered in the mid-1980s, when more than 60,000 cars a year were stolen in Los Angeles alone.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pioneered
Verb
  • Contour Circuits, founded by Secor and former graduate student Jeremy Rurup, received a $150,000 Small Business Technology Transfer contract to advance the technology.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • At Micam, curation takes place in sections like the Emerging Designer event area, founded in 2018.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of founded
Verb
  • This turns the tables on them, with one of crypto's biggest and most established companies working to appeal to wealthy investors who may want options with a range of strategies and asset classes.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • What distinguished their negotiations was that Kissinger and Zhou each established a true intellectual appreciation for the other as a partner.
    — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • In the 250 years since Newton introduced his famous laws of motion, physicists had come to believe their equations described a reality that was entirely independent of human action or interpretation.
    — Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The proposal ultimately stalled after Assembly leaders asked that it be introduced as a separate policy bill rather than as a trailer bill, Fine said.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of introduced
Verb
  • In April Bangladesh health officials initiated a large-scale measles vaccination campaign, targeting some 18 million children.
    — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, plaintiffs contend that the commission initiated the early renewal proceeding to retaliate against plaintiffs in violation of the First Amendment.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of initiated
Verb
  • The use of chemical weapons would add to mounting human rights abuses and atrocities by both sides in a war that has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In May 2020, Naming the Lost, a public art project, created temporary memorials to casualties in all five boroughs.
    — Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of created
Verb
  • Bryce Underwood launched a Hail Mary well out of the end zone as time seemed to expire on the Wolverines to give WMU an improbable upset victory late Saturday night in Ann Arbor.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, Miu Miu has launched the satin style in a slew of colorways, including white, red and even a bright sky blue.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of launched
Verb
  • New York City just instituted a sweeping ban on schools using AI in the classroom through the start of high school, along with other restrictions on the technology.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
  • To get its mojo back, Nvidia needs a massive buyback program , like what Apple instituted under ex-CEO, now executive chair Tim Cook.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of instituted

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“Innovated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovated. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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