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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
Embrace the city's innovative craft beverage culture at Duluth Coffee Company and Vikre Distillery.
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Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
That combination of ambition and meticulous engineering has earned JAXA a reputation as one of the most innovative players in modern space exploration.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Last year, the town of Fairfield piloted a rodent birth control program to manage the town’s rodent population in a more environmentally responsible way, and animal rights advocates hailed it as an innovative way to combat the use of the deadly rodenticide.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
At this exclusive, high-energy event, the world’s most innovative leaders will convene to explore how AI, humanity, and strategy converge to redefine, again, the future of work.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
That combination of ambition and meticulous engineering has earned JAXA a reputation as one of the most innovative players in modern space exploration.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Last year, the town of Fairfield piloted a rodent birth control program to manage the town’s rodent population in a more environmentally responsible way, and animal rights advocates hailed it as an innovative way to combat the use of the deadly rodenticide.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
At this exclusive, high-energy event, the world’s most innovative leaders will convene to explore how AI, humanity, and strategy converge to redefine, again, the future of work.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovative
Adjective
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Some of my more inventive exhibition ideas center on the artist’s experience rather than the artwork.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Your inventive concepts land better when the delivery is simple and well-paced.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After all, this show, and Julia May Jonas’s book upon which it is based, is all about dark, unrequited desires and power dynamics as told by an unreliable narrator who largely lives inside her own imaginative head.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
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McCabe said the process of creating quilts can take longer than paintings, particularly when the artists dye their own fabric, cut the fabric and assemble it in imaginative and creative ways.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Invite friends to share their recent creative ideas with you to revel in mutual inspiration.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Automakers in China have resorted to creative financing schemes to spur consumer demand.—
Matthew Chin,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Each clever trap lands with festive flair, proving that Windsor’s women really run the show.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Career conversations ask for calm leadership as the vibrant Sun embraces clever Mercury in your 10th House of Respect, invigorating you with ambitious potential.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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San Francisco put on the hardest of sells on to try to keep the talented linebacker — head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch flew to Texas to try to talk him out of leaving — but Greenlaw ultimately chose the Broncos.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Maybe these talented hopefuls should stick to writing and forego the arduous road of becoming a full-time artist.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Innovative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovative. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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