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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
The star adds that finding new, innovative ways to adapt her songs for the stage has been one of her favorite parts of touring in general.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
The changing menu offers a creative, local spin on California coastal cuisine, complete with innovative cocktails and an impressive wine list.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
The innovative funk band Nth Power opens.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Michu was recognized as the #1 Smart50 Company The company was recently recognized as the #1 Smart50 Company, a major honor that celebrates the fastest‑growing and most innovative Australian businesses.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
The changing menu offers a creative, local spin on California coastal cuisine, complete with innovative cocktails and an impressive wine list.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
The innovative funk band Nth Power opens.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Michu was recognized as the #1 Smart50 Company The company was recently recognized as the #1 Smart50 Company, a major honor that celebrates the fastest‑growing and most innovative Australian businesses.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovative
Adjective
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Co-owner and executive chef Sergio Moutela puts an inventive spin on Italian cuisine on the BYOB restaurant's everchanging menus, including brunch.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Directly overlooking the river, with two-Michelin-star chef Alex Dilling at the helm, this venue offers inventive French gastronomy with elite proteins flown in weekly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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Act Two is a little more musically imaginative.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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To most Americans, Roald Dahl is a children’s book author — the imaginative, intimidating, and somewhat insane mind behind beloved books like Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and The BFG.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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Some are creative directors, CEOs, HR and finance personnel.—
Chris Wragge,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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That burden, along with the conventions of the true-crime genre, not to mention that of theater in service of a political point, sometimes hampers the interpretive space of the actors and the creative team, who have to spend a lot of their time getting the facts and the history across.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Outside of being a clever marketing tactic, the controversy over the movie was also the natural result of a pre-internet time when Faces of Death was more talked about than actually seen.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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The clever tuning of the suspension and the steering wheel -- that's what our engineers are incredibly skilled at.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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This was a team that looked tougher, more connected and, frankly, more talented than the team with the better record.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Super talented and super athletic.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Innovative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovative. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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