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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Whereas most stablecoins are backed up by a mix of cash and other assets to match the value of tokens in circulation, Kwon’s invention was instead backed by a complex set of code.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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The past three years of war have seen Ukraine's brave defenders make massive military advancements, as battlefield necessity has become the mother of invention.—
Ilan Berman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
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Not particularly – especially compared to some of Bond No. 9’s more artistic creations.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
9 May 2025
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Enacted in 2019, Local Law 97 mandates emissions-reduction investments across the city’s buildings sector that, when implemented, will likely spark more new job creation than any other part of the green economy.—
Jonathan Bowles,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
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“Innovation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovation. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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