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as in innovative
showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing
inventive electronic games inventive ways to use leftovers
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as in creative
having the skill and imagination to create new things
an inventive youth, he devised an automatic feeding system for his dog
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Recent Examples of inventive
Known for its efficiency and family-friendly appeal, Kura offers a mix of traditional nigiri and inventive sushi items, plus playful features like collectible prizes for hitting plate counts.
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Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
But this inventive recipe takes it from the charcuterie board and brings it to the dinner table.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Upstairs, Café Rincon is an excellent, casual eatery with fabulous Costa Rican coffee (some of which is roasted onsite) as well as a pastry case laden with buttery croissants and inventive pastries and a menu with such ways to start the day as breakfast burritos and acai bowls.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
Other seminal works include the Vitra Design museum in Germany (the introduction of his inventive formal language to Europe); the playful Dancing House in Prague; and 8 Spruce Street (or Beekman Tower) in New York City.
—David Sokol, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
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Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
But this inventive recipe takes it from the charcuterie board and brings it to the dinner table.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Upstairs, Café Rincon is an excellent, casual eatery with fabulous Costa Rican coffee (some of which is roasted onsite) as well as a pastry case laden with buttery croissants and inventive pastries and a menu with such ways to start the day as breakfast burritos and acai bowls.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
Other seminal works include the Vitra Design museum in Germany (the introduction of his inventive formal language to Europe); the playful Dancing House in Prague; and 8 Spruce Street (or Beekman Tower) in New York City.
—David Sokol, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventive
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That innovative spirit continued as Bowling grew his food truck into full-fledged restaurants.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Sesame is an innovative self-pay health care organization with a platform that operates in all 50 states and connects patients directly with doctors, without insurance as a middle-man.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
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Caravaggio, born and trained in Lombardy, had a creative boldness based on confronting reality.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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In addition to Lauder, who is the great-granddaughter of cosmetics giant Estée Lauder, Act 4 Artists is run by Casey Hanley and Steven Sachs, who serve as co-heads of development and production, and Camila Keller Sarmiento, head of event programming and creative producer.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
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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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