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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
At one point, Obama asked the architects to think of the works of Constantin Brancusi, the modernist sculptor known for his inventive shapes and textures.
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Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Most of these inventive interpretations for the foreign territories have never been seen in person.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 4 May 2026
The lobby’s Living Room bar and the rooftop bar Wet Deck have separate menus, and each inventive cocktail has its own nonalcoholic counterpart.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
But tapping more inventive options may become increasingly difficult, including potentially moving some oil products by rail to China, the top buyer of Iranian crude.
—Anthony Di Paola, Fortune, 2 May 2026
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Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Most of these inventive interpretations for the foreign territories have never been seen in person.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 4 May 2026
The lobby’s Living Room bar and the rooftop bar Wet Deck have separate menus, and each inventive cocktail has its own nonalcoholic counterpart.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
But tapping more inventive options may become increasingly difficult, including potentially moving some oil products by rail to China, the top buyer of Iranian crude.
—Anthony Di Paola, Fortune, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventive
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In 2019, the Gucci and Saint Laurent owner launched the Kering Generation Award to scout innovative talent worldwide—an initiative that has since expanded to include a dedicated jewelry edition.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Democrats in Congress have questioned the legality of some of those efforts, including a program that offers drugmakers expedited reviews for innovative medicines.—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Social media users describe hobby-maxxing as a deliberate response to screen fatigue, framing classes, clubs and creative routines as the antidote to endless feeds.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Tod’s spring 2026 ready-to-wear collection was curated by creative director Matteo Tamburini, who was appointed to the role in December 2023.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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There’s an imaginative kids club created in partnership with the French fashion brand Tartine et Chocolat and its Edmond Le Mouton (Edmond the sheep) character.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Tim Darcy has always been the man of a thousand voices — a wildly imaginative singer playing different roles, capturing the disintegration of the self from different angles.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Its hero is Miss Maple, certainly the cleverest sheep in the flock, probably the cleverest sheep in the village of Glennkill, and maybe the cleverest sheep in the world.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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But this is a clever essay about making sense of the ambiguous advice that people love to dispense, from someone who is willing to explain which ones actually proved helpful to his own film journey.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
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Though the shoot was short and the heat was hot, Gray says being surrounded by talented, dedicated actors made the rest of it pretty easy.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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Now, as Ella Fellas know, the talented singer has elite skills on social media.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Inventive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventive. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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