as in designers
one who creates or introduces something new
the inventor of the electric light bulb
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Recent Examples of inventors
Anderson never married and, like the female inventors who came before and after her, faced different constraints to entrepreneurship than men, such as prohibitions on owning property and opening bank accounts.
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Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2026
Buscemi noted that inventors like the Wright Brothers would sew fabric patterns tailored to wooden planes.
—Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
Few of the inventors of these toys enjoyed what could be called a carefree youth.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Students are invited to honor Black inventors by reimagining their creations as modern solutions, building entrepreneurial skills and sharing bold ideas with the audience.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
In 1876, inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray applied separately for patents related to the telephone.
—ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the United States must defend itself against intellectual property theft, which costs American inventors $225 billion annually.
—Aaron Seibert, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Again and again, inventors and entrepreneurs leapfrog their competitors, with each technological advance extending the ladder further upward, spurring economic growth in the process.
—David J. Kappos, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
There was a reason all his friends were generals and baseball players and not designers or inventors.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2026
Buscemi noted that inventors like the Wright Brothers would sew fabric patterns tailored to wooden planes.
—Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
Few of the inventors of these toys enjoyed what could be called a carefree youth.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Students are invited to honor Black inventors by reimagining their creations as modern solutions, building entrepreneurial skills and sharing bold ideas with the audience.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
In 1876, inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray applied separately for patents related to the telephone.
—ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the United States must defend itself against intellectual property theft, which costs American inventors $225 billion annually.
—Aaron Seibert, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Again and again, inventors and entrepreneurs leapfrog their competitors, with each technological advance extending the ladder further upward, spurring economic growth in the process.
—David J. Kappos, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
There was a reason all his friends were generals and baseball players and not designers or inventors.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventors
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For long, chip designers have viewed moving ions as a nuisance.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Planners and floral designers, for example, note that photos produced by AI can often lead to disappointment for their clients.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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Residents did have questions about the site plan, but face-to-face with the developers — many of them for the first time — the meeting often became tense and emotional.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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To protect these fragile machines, developers are supposed to invest in expensive battery storage or grid backups, ultimately driving up production costs and stalling the transition to affordable green fuel.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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The art in this collection is a stunning reproduction of Miyazaki’s illustrations, including concept sketches, animation stills and interviews with the creators.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Gold House is the leading cultural ecosystem, uniting the Asian Pacific and multicultural communities around common causes, investing capital and resources into independent creators and companies, and showing the world how impactful the Asian Pacific community can be in every industry and endeavor.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kratzer said some of the documents allow visitors to see the founders’ handwriting up close.—
Olivianna Calmes,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Steve and Carri Roux are co-founders of the foundation, which was created it in the memory of their son, Luke, who was killed by a drunken driver just 10 days after graduating from Farmington High School in June 2022.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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Its early strides point to a willingness by eager, young technology innovators to push boundaries beyond software needs into the more tedious but lucrative work of building machines.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Releford, or another team member leading the tour, shares stories of the original homesteaders, Black agricultural innovators and the land’s evolution over more than a century.—
Martine Thompson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Specifically, in the new study, the authors found that compared with previous estimates a hypothetical 1 meter of sea-level rise could put up to 37% more land below sea level, impacting 77–132 million people across the globe.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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This is the first statistically significant evidence of an acceleration of global warming, the authors said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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