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as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
his clever invention made people's lives easier
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as in fiction
something that is the product of the imagination
unsurprisingly, the story about being kidnapped by aliens was pure invention
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as in imagination
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
a writer with great invention, she is able to create on the page worlds that don't exist but certainly seem like they could
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as in creativity
the skill and imagination to create new things
a person of seemingly endless invention, Thomas Edison held a world-record 1,093 patents
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Recent Examples of invention
What surprising invention did a teen come up with to help his grandparents?
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Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Viewed from a distance, the pressure AI exerts on human artists appears as part of an evolutionary process that far predates its own invention.
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Tim Brinkhof,
Time,
26 June 2026
These new inventions made workers more productive and improved the lives of everyone.
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Jessica Melugin,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
As for egg rolls, those are an American invention.
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Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2026
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Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Viewed from a distance, the pressure AI exerts on human artists appears as part of an evolutionary process that far predates its own invention.
—
Tim Brinkhof,
Time,
26 June 2026
These new inventions made workers more productive and improved the lives of everyone.
—
Jessica Melugin,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
As for egg rolls, those are an American invention.
—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for invention
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invention
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The South Asian diaspora witnessed a wave of musical innovation in the early 1980s, producing a number of records that would go on to earn landmark status.
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This innovation promises genuine improvement for golfers of all skill levels, offering a tangible advantage on the greens.
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The agency will rep Davis in film, TV, branding, business development, publishing, media rights, voiceover, and non-fiction.
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Her short fiction has appeared in Granta and One Story.
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In my imagination, writing and publishing the piece was a defense against the cardiac blues.
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Costco still owns the warehouse-club imagination in America.
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Your creativity is eager and focused as the Sagittarius moon coordinates with Saturn.
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Produced by Milos-Films and shot at Hélium Films’ studios in Switzerland’s Lausanne, the short follows three handcrafted monkeys who transform a cold animation studio into a vibrant jungle through creativity, collaboration and resourcefulness.
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The spectacularly antic tale of originals and doubles, locals and outsiders, visually and philosophically lampoons the very concept of identity.
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Director David Anspaugh, whose resume includes small-town basketball tale Hoosiers and against-all-odds college football biopic Rudy, sticks rigidly to his sporting underdog formula, only skimming the surface of the David-versus-Goliath encounter.
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There's also a palpable new seam of imaginativeness among residents.
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But without freedom, Berdyaev writes, creativeness is impossible.
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As sales of the new product grew globally, cases of silicosis among countertop fabrication workers appeared in the United States in 2014, Australia in 2015, and more recently in Great Britain, China and Taiwan.
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“Invention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invention. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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