as in inventors
one who creates or introduces something new
thank goodness for the innovator who thought up the remote control
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Recent Examples of innovators
Whether working with major sports teams, financial institutions, or tech innovators, accountants are often at the center of business issues and transformation.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Our mission has always been to provide a space for creators, innovators and thought leaders to gather and connect.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Seaweed Fibers, Blends and Textiles Fashion innovators are also rethinking materials with seaweed.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Over the years, an influx of innovators, chefs, and creatives reimagined the city’s art, nightlife, and culinary fronts.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, are amid the vanguard of innovators now imagining next-gen telecom networks in the atmosphere, the stratosphere, and orbit.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2025
Each winner walked away with $125,000 in seed funding, turning the conference stage into a launchpad for the next generation of innovators.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
Now in its 20th year, the annual awards focus on the spirit of creativity and ingenuity by discovering, honoring and celebrating innovators from across the seven-county region of Northwest Indiana, the release said.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
In 2023, Williams, who had picked up beat-making as a hobby during the pandemic, sought to deepen his understanding of the form and his long-standing attachment to innovators such as Dilla.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Our mission has always been to provide a space for creators, innovators and thought leaders to gather and connect.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Seaweed Fibers, Blends and Textiles Fashion innovators are also rethinking materials with seaweed.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Over the years, an influx of innovators, chefs, and creatives reimagined the city’s art, nightlife, and culinary fronts.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, are amid the vanguard of innovators now imagining next-gen telecom networks in the atmosphere, the stratosphere, and orbit.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2025
Each winner walked away with $125,000 in seed funding, turning the conference stage into a launchpad for the next generation of innovators.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
Now in its 20th year, the annual awards focus on the spirit of creativity and ingenuity by discovering, honoring and celebrating innovators from across the seven-county region of Northwest Indiana, the release said.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
In 2023, Williams, who had picked up beat-making as a hobby during the pandemic, sought to deepen his understanding of the form and his long-standing attachment to innovators such as Dilla.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovators
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Several inventors helped further develop the clock, and most people nowadays have turned to digital devices over analog.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Applied Materials filed a patent application crediting the duo as inventors with the National Intellectual Property Administration in China after the two joined the Santa Clara company, the Beijing firm said, alleging that the content revealed trade secrets co-owned by E-Town and Mattson.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Guests can connect with designers, models, artists, and industry professionals in an upbeat, welcoming atmosphere.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Other designers—Valentino, Versace, Oscar de la Renta, to name a few—also successfully courted celebrities, but few had as much success as Armani.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The sweeping ban threatened to upend Facebook’s recent content monetization launch in Nepal, which could help Nepali creators earn money, and also threatened to impact other Nepali businesses that depend on social-media platforms.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The partnership has delivered tens of millions in sales while giving PacSun visibility into which products and creators deliver results.—
Jamie Gutfreund,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Randy Tucker Many of you have read the name PLK Communities in my stories about the team of developers behind the controversial Hyde Park Square redevelopment plan.—
Randy Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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For developers needing faster processing, the system supports parallel inference across multiple GPUs using the xDiT framework.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Innovators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovators. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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