as in innovative
having the skill and imagination to create new things
the composer Charles Ives is remembered for his innovatory use of dissonance and polytonal harmonies
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This analysis of an innovative AI breakthrough is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI, including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
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The big shift occurred when SpaceX put considerable money and effort into perfecting an innovative system to soft-land the rocket's booster stage for refurbishment and reuse.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Hiccup is an inventive, awkward teen who's an outsider among his fellow Vikings.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Alexander-Arnold had long been an inventive force in England and would have added to his scrapbook of spectacular assists and goals as coach Arne Slot’s squad seeks more trophies.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The result was a team that successfully blocked the hosts almost all of the match but also failed to be creative and aggressive in offense, a flaw also under Ancelotti’s predecessors.—
Mauricio Savarese,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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Sanlorenzo Arts–a creative hub dedicated to the artistic and cultural initiatives of luxury yacht pioneers Sanlorenzo–has been unveiled in Venice during the inaugural Venice Climate Week (3-8 June, 2025), as the lagoon city presents la Biennale di Architettura.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Lent by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Bronze Age vessels for food and wine and imaginative animal sculptures are on view for the first time in New York through July 13.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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In recent years, other artists have released similarly imaginative rerecordings.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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“Innovatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovatory. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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