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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
For heartier meals, consider the Charred Oak Grill, the name of which alludes to its signature offerings: 300-plus bourbons and whiskeys plus steaks and inventive hamburgers.
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Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
Guest favorites include the local roasted snapper complemented by inventive sauces and a vegan Trova Burger crafted from garbanzo beans with island root chips.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Six Test Kitchen Paso Robles’ Six Test Kitchen earned its Michelin star thanks to its focus on seasonal produce and inventive flavor profiles.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
Severance, praised as one of the more inventive and cerebral TV dramas on air, is coming off of 27 Emmy nominations for its second season, the most of any show this year.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
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Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
Guest favorites include the local roasted snapper complemented by inventive sauces and a vegan Trova Burger crafted from garbanzo beans with island root chips.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Six Test Kitchen Paso Robles’ Six Test Kitchen earned its Michelin star thanks to its focus on seasonal produce and inventive flavor profiles.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
Severance, praised as one of the more inventive and cerebral TV dramas on air, is coming off of 27 Emmy nominations for its second season, the most of any show this year.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventive
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Mostly known for innovative rock n' roll, now called classic rock, the time period also broke ground in the areas of pop culture, dress, movies and literature.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Taste delicious wines, hunt for truffles, and visit innovative restaurants on this journey through a relatively compact area.—
Tia Lovisa Moreira,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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Wang noted the brand is seeing demand for even more creative expressions like multi-panel construction, utility features, hybrid denim-nylon fabrics.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Aug. 2025
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What Gross wants to convey is that his story has nothing to do with being an adaptive driver, and everything to do with coming up with creative approaches to life.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Impeccable service in an imaginative, detailed dining room, elevates it above the area's white-tablecloth restaurants.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Osmo offers many different games that come in puzzle form, as well as games that encourage drawing and foster imaginative play.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Later, of course, movies based on the series starring Tom Cruise became blockbusters, but were never as clever as the original television series, relying more on outlandish stunts and special effects.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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These clever yet bizarre gadgets are both fun and oddly useful.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Inventive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventive. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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