inventors

plural of inventor

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Recent Examples of inventors And yet, despite America’s best efforts, in the midst of this horror, millions of artists, travelers, and inventors created love, and light. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 In real life, human progress has often outpaced the ability of its inventors to control it. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 Several concessionaires at the fair have been touted as the inventors of the ice-cream cone. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 The key role here is to connect inventors such as Fry with people from other departments needed for further project development, such as manufacturing, quality control, and sales. — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026 The list highlights female entrepreneurs, scientists, inventors and artists who are proving that a career’s second half can be its most impactful. — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Robot speech Way back in the 1700s, inventors tried to make machines work like your lungs and throat do. — Tam Nguyen, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026 Innovation has long relied on the integrity of inventors to ensure the authenticity of their creativity and toil. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 And England’s Three Lions — inventors of modern football — continue chasing a first championship in 60 years, which would mark the longest gap between titles. — Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventors
Noun
  • While designers have no current use for their jump-otronic robots, the sheer amount of robotics development for terrestrial and extra-planetary exploration suggests that the photoleapers are a solution that will eventually find their problem.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Vintage furniture is moving into the mainstream as designers reach for antique pieces to add character, history and depth to modern rooms.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Lessons and performance data gathered through testing, experimentation, and training can be returned to developers and program managers to improve future capabilities.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The jury also found Facebook misled the public about investigations into third-party app developers that harvest user data following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
    — Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • For creators pitching Amazon, the executives stressed conviction over quantity.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But while the creators of AI strive to set guardrails, the building of the infrastructure for the technology continues.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • DataSnipper’s founders brought her in as CEO themselves in June 2023.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Created by founders Julian Hakim and Aram Baloyan, who grew up in the border region, the first Taco Stand opened in La Jolla, California in 2013.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Tuesday’s event will also feature a networking lunch sponsored by AEG Presents, an evening cocktail hour, and an awards ceremony recognizing leaders and innovators in live entertainment.
    — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The single-entry portal, known as Oman Fintech Gate, is designed to provide innovators with a central platform to understand the market, evaluate their readiness and engage with relevant stakeholders.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The authors were explicit that the core barrier was not model quality, infrastructure, talent or regulation.
    — Abhishek Yadav, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Stanford authors say their findings are descriptive patterns, not causal estimates, and the gaps shrink when education is accounted for.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Inventors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventors. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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