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as in inventive
having the skill and imagination to create new things
an award for the most innovative designer of consumer electronics
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as in imaginative
showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing
innovative automotive technology
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Recent Examples of innovative
Before then, William heads off solo to Brazil for a week around his innovative environmental awards, the Earthshot Prize.
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The menu changes often, but the goal no matter the night is to surprise and delight guests with just how innovative and delicious dessert can be.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Sign up for our weekly, original newsletter that goes beyond the annual Disruptor 50 list, offering a closer look at list-making companies and their innovative founders.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
The special vehicle feature creates an innovative and immersive Halloween experience for Rivian owners and spectators.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The menu changes often, but the goal no matter the night is to surprise and delight guests with just how innovative and delicious dessert can be.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Sign up for our weekly, original newsletter that goes beyond the annual Disruptor 50 list, offering a closer look at list-making companies and their innovative founders.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
The special vehicle feature creates an innovative and immersive Halloween experience for Rivian owners and spectators.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for innovative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovative
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At the story’s center is Musashi, a boy raised by dogs at the bottom of society’s hierarchy, who teams up with Kikuchiyo, a shrewd producer, and Leo, an inventive genius, to fight their way to the top.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Not content with one inventive twist, the low-budget Canadian horror thriller Pontypool has two.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Technical details are scarce, as tends to be the case with the more imaginative concepts.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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With growing pains behind him, this season Ford has created a more robust schedule for the dinners, stressing collaboration and bringing in locally and nationally known chefs to share perspectives and imaginative dishes.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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And yet, Goldman is also quick to acknowledge that none of those strategic maneuvers would matter much if the show’s creative team hadn’t also figured out the formula for making a live show that appeals to 2025 audiences, particularly the hard-to-reach Gen-Z crowd.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Recent discoveries show the one-time Homo sapien competitors were creative enough to craft stone multitools and even collect small trinkets.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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Fox’s costume is certainly clever — and on brand for Halloween — if not exactly tasteful.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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The decor is relatively spare, allowing the natural materials to shine and emphasizing clever design tricks like the dining-table bench built into the back of the kitchen island.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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Add in the flourishes provided by Poku and Kofane, in particular — the former’s opening goal last weekend was a masterpiece — and the picture is of a brittle but talented group, clearly in a development stage, but with obvious potential in key areas.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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In doing so, Sonny mentors a talented but inexperienced rookie named Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris) and brings an unconventional style of racing to the track.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Innovative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovative. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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