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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
Expect everything from classic flavors to the more inventive, and a few dessert empanada options, too.
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Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2025
This world is competitive: OnlyFans models have turned to inventive marketing methods like buying up billboard space across the country to promote their accounts or going on rage-bait podcasts in the hopes that a clip featuring their face might go viral.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Wolfe, an inventive novelist and the father of New Journalism, is still widely read seven years after his death at the age of 88.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
Midtown newcomers Majka and Kin Thai were added to the guide earlier this spring for their inventive menus and strong community roots.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2025
This world is competitive: OnlyFans models have turned to inventive marketing methods like buying up billboard space across the country to promote their accounts or going on rage-bait podcasts in the hopes that a clip featuring their face might go viral.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Wolfe, an inventive novelist and the father of New Journalism, is still widely read seven years after his death at the age of 88.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
Midtown newcomers Majka and Kin Thai were added to the guide earlier this spring for their inventive menus and strong community roots.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventive
Adjective
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So have innovative documentaries like Peter Jackson’s Get Back and Ron Howard’s Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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Soko’s innovative Hydrogel technology, used for denim finishing, transforms water into a highly viscous state, enveloping fabrics and protecting them from aggressive agents while reducing water consumption by up to 10 times compared to traditional methods.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Burton designed Kate's wedding dress while at Alexander McQueen and the princess has worn McQueen numerous further times since, while Burton was creative director.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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However, for some, those early obsessions mature into creative callings.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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An imaginative builder can put the stones together in all sorts of combinations.—
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 July 2025
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Verne’s imaginative fiction has inspired more and less faithful screen adaptations since the days of silent movies.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Light, clever, and just leftfield enough to feel like a proper find.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Dubno’s novel sounds equally thoughtful and nasty, clever and juicy and full of great drama.—
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