as in invention
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
the computer is one innovation that revolutionized the business world
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Recent Examples of innovation
This tension lies in the relationship of the individual artist’s innovation to collectivity and tradition.
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Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2025
In this environment, many physicians are looking beyond traditional solutions and embracing innovation to ensure their practices remain sustainable and focused on care.
—William Jones, USA Today, 14 May 2025
The film is Singapore’s first live-action feature of the mecha genre, a genre of Japanese manga and anime that features or focuses on mechanical innovations such as robots and cyborgs.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 May 2025
Both of us are at the University of Colorado Center for COMBAT Research, where one of our core missions is to improve the psychological health of these families through education, innovation and high-impact research.
—Anne Ritter, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
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Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2025
In this environment, many physicians are looking beyond traditional solutions and embracing innovation to ensure their practices remain sustainable and focused on care.
—William Jones, USA Today, 14 May 2025
The film is Singapore’s first live-action feature of the mecha genre, a genre of Japanese manga and anime that features or focuses on mechanical innovations such as robots and cyborgs.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 May 2025
Both of us are at the University of Colorado Center for COMBAT Research, where one of our core missions is to improve the psychological health of these families through education, innovation and high-impact research.
—Anne Ritter, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovation
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Separating fact from invention is difficult, but there have been rumors that there was more than one murderer, the killing was drug-related and — perhaps most disturbingly — that Driscoll was either dismembered or flayed alive.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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The invention of the like button, which today can be found everywhere on the internet, transformed digital advertising and marketing and fueled the rise of the social media industry.—
Martin Reeves,
Harvard Business Review,
16 May 2025
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Annual funding for the FUEL Network has ranged from $250,000 to $500,000, said Councilmember Eric Guerra, who spearheaded the program’s creation in 2017.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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This competitive advantage reduces creation time while increasing engagement, freeing marketing teams to focus on strategy rather than production.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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“Innovation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovation. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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