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
Tailored for researchers, innovators, and companies developing field robotics, the Flex enables rapid testing, iteration, and scaling, allowing users to transition from lab to field applications.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Fiber innovators took center stage at Kingpins Amsterdam, showcasing how rethinking material science can reshape the denim industry.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Bringing together top executives, artists and innovators from across the live entertainment industry, the one-day Billboard Live Music Summit will include panels, networking opportunities and an awards ceremony.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
From icons to innovators, ESSENCE gathered six women who are building the future of business—and doing it their way.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
Versace will join forces with the Latin American Fashion awards to honor and champion the most visionary designers, artists and cultural innovators from across Latin America and its global diaspora.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
There will also be a robust assortment of panels featuring leaders, creators and innovators in film and entertainment.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
This led to experiments involving anthropologists, culinary innovators and food scientists, food innovation researcher Nabila Rodríguez Valerón told CNN.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The law said some of the coins may honor Native Americans and innovators, and one of the 25 cent coins must honor a woman.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Fiber innovators took center stage at Kingpins Amsterdam, showcasing how rethinking material science can reshape the denim industry.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Bringing together top executives, artists and innovators from across the live entertainment industry, the one-day Billboard Live Music Summit will include panels, networking opportunities and an awards ceremony.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
From icons to innovators, ESSENCE gathered six women who are building the future of business—and doing it their way.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
Versace will join forces with the Latin American Fashion awards to honor and champion the most visionary designers, artists and cultural innovators from across Latin America and its global diaspora.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
There will also be a robust assortment of panels featuring leaders, creators and innovators in film and entertainment.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
This led to experiments involving anthropologists, culinary innovators and food scientists, food innovation researcher Nabila Rodríguez Valerón told CNN.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The law said some of the coins may honor Native Americans and innovators, and one of the 25 cent coins must honor a woman.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovators
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From the early tinkerers who first imagined electrical speech to the engineers who built continental cables, digital switching, satellites, and wireless networks, countless inventors have pushed the limits of how far and how fast a human voice can travel.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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This Nobel Prize is therefore a tribute to the three inventors of superconducting quantum circuits, whose inquisitive minds, broad visions and adventurous attitudes represent the true scientific spirit and will continue to inspire future generations.—
Zhixin Wang,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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Toyota went full-court press on the project, employing an army of nearly 4,000 designers, engineers, technicians, and other staff to develop a clean-sheet luxury car capable of beating the best sedans on sale at everything from aerodynamics to interior noise.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
30 Oct. 2025
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Lady Gaga has worn the habit in music videos and on tour, while designers including Rick Owens have frequently played with the cloth caps’ austere form.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Abundantia stressed the philosophy of Abundantia aiOn would be ‘Human First, AI Empowered’, with an aim to explore how artificial intelligence can empower creators and act as a creative accelerator.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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These creators — many of whom sell their own workbooks and classes on how to game the KDP system — take public domain classic literature and use AI to add summaries and discussion questions before relisting them on the site with a new cover.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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With the proposal to enter an agreement approved, the city and the developers will now go to work on drafting up two agreements.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Oct. 2025
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At the company’s annual developers confab, held in the US capital for the first time this week, Huang mentioned several times that half of the world’s AI researchers come from China, which used to be a key recruitment pool for Silicon Valley.—
Gina Chon,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Innovators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovators. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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