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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
In addition to violence, Southern Railway began deploying innovative ways to maintain separate and unequal dining service across its Southern routes.
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Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
This foundation of credibility is what makes the digital approach not just innovative, but trustworthy.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency announced in March a system to strengthen and innovative water systems across the US, with early efforts focusing particularly on rural areas where budgets might be most stretched.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Through innovative features, quality materials, and high design, the Rocket proved to be an impressively responsive, multi-functional tool that erases nearly all the friction associated with tripods and heavy gear.
—Robb Rice, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for innovative
Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
This foundation of credibility is what makes the digital approach not just innovative, but trustworthy.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency announced in March a system to strengthen and innovative water systems across the US, with early efforts focusing particularly on rural areas where budgets might be most stretched.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Through innovative features, quality materials, and high design, the Rocket proved to be an impressively responsive, multi-functional tool that erases nearly all the friction associated with tripods and heavy gear.
—Robb Rice, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for innovative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovative
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The Rosemary Rose, a rooftop lounge inspired by the French Riviera, draws a lively mix of locals and hotel guests with inventive cocktails, Mediterranean-leaning small plates, and sweeping city views.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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Expanding beyond a single point of view, the film explores memory, time, and perspective through a formally inventive approach that blends fiction and documentary elements.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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There’s an imaginative kids club created in partnership with the French fashion brand Tartine et Chocolat and its Edmond Le Mouton (Edmond the sheep) character.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Tim Darcy has always been the man of a thousand voices — a wildly imaginative singer playing different roles, capturing the disintegration of the self from different angles.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Social media users describe hobby-maxxing as a deliberate response to screen fatigue, framing classes, clubs and creative routines as the antidote to endless feeds.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Tod’s spring 2026 ready-to-wear collection was curated by creative director Matteo Tamburini, who was appointed to the role in December 2023.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Its hero is Miss Maple, certainly the cleverest sheep in the flock, probably the cleverest sheep in the village of Glennkill, and maybe the cleverest sheep in the world.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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But this is a clever essay about making sense of the ambiguous advice that people love to dispense, from someone who is willing to explain which ones actually proved helpful to his own film journey.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
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Though the shoot was short and the heat was hot, Gray says being surrounded by talented, dedicated actors made the rest of it pretty easy.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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Now, as Ella Fellas know, the talented singer has elite skills on social media.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Innovative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovative. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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