as in inventions
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 innovations
Cook, speaking at the China Development Forum in Beijing on Sunday, praised the innovations of Chinese developers and the automation at the country’s manufacturing facilities.
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Bloomberg, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026
And yet, for all its innovations, the company is careful, slow to change, even conservative.
—Alexander Kaplan, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
No keyboard cover today compares with one attached to a traditional laptop, regardless of backlighting or key-switch innovations.
—PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Some of the resistance echoes the earlier era when the tech industry was suspicious of how governments would use its innovations.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Large drug companies may pivot to tried-and-true products rather than risky innovations, or take their investments in lifesaving treatments elsewhere.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
Without them, Company Retreat just lands as a sweeter, milder retread of its predecessor, with no new innovations or insights of its own.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering what’s changing in how fashion is made, scaled or engineered from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof fibers.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 19 Mar. 2026
The news comes as the industry continues to grapple with innovations in AI.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Bloomberg, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026
And yet, for all its innovations, the company is careful, slow to change, even conservative.
—Alexander Kaplan, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
No keyboard cover today compares with one attached to a traditional laptop, regardless of backlighting or key-switch innovations.
—PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Some of the resistance echoes the earlier era when the tech industry was suspicious of how governments would use its innovations.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Large drug companies may pivot to tried-and-true products rather than risky innovations, or take their investments in lifesaving treatments elsewhere.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
Without them, Company Retreat just lands as a sweeter, milder retread of its predecessor, with no new innovations or insights of its own.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering what’s changing in how fashion is made, scaled or engineered from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof fibers.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 19 Mar. 2026
The news comes as the industry continues to grapple with innovations in AI.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovations
inventions
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As often happens with Furze’s inventions, one wonders whether this goes beyond a mad backyard YouTube experiment.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 22,
New Atlas,
22 Mar. 2026
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She’s believed to have come up with more than twice that many inventions over the span of her life, half of which never made it to the patent stage.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Innovations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovations. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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