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as in novelty
the quality or appeal of being new
the originality of the war memorial sparked a heated controversy, as most people had been expecting something more traditional
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as in creativity
the skill and imagination to create new things
a poet of great originality, she brought a whole new range of subject matter and imagery to poetry
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as in imagination
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
a graphic novel that shows a lot of originality on the part of its creator
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Recent Examples of originality
That one gets a pass for pure originality.
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
The only thing that cuts through is relevance and originality.
—Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
The future of Juventus football walks past, while the cat — nicknamed, with great originality, Juve — brushes against ankles.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Today, many of those labels remain a fixture on the Paris Fashion Week schedule — and continue to fly the flag for originality and independent thinking.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
The only thing that cuts through is relevance and originality.
—Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
The future of Juventus football walks past, while the cat — nicknamed, with great originality, Juve — brushes against ankles.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Today, many of those labels remain a fixture on the Paris Fashion Week schedule — and continue to fly the flag for originality and independent thinking.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for originality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for originality
Noun
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Barring a late season storm, Duarte and Palazon expect the prices to hold steady, maybe even drop a little, as the first-month fever and novelty dies down.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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In addition to adrenaline rushes and novelty pleasures, haunted houses also create connection between visitors.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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At Ironworks Steaks and Fine Cocktails, Chef Joseph Cusmano brings creativity and skill to a traditional steakhouse menu with a few fun surprises to keep diners on their toes.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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Simply add your own creativity and can-do spirit.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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The goal is to reconnect with your own unique curiosity and imagination.—
Cas Holman,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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Whether the Monster is part of Ana’s imagination or not, the scene carries a fragile, haunting power, suggesting that the only person capable of rescuing Ana from the pervasive mystery and misery of her home life belongs to the supernatural, outside the punishing borders of Franco’s Spain.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Late afternoon is an alternative time for cutting flowers, as plants have accumulated energy during the day, aiding in longer-lasting freshness.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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The result is an AI program that currently predicts an avocado’s firmness and freshness with respective accuracies of around 92 and 84 percent.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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From brands reworking archival items, most notably at Chanel, Dior and Celine, to joyful spring-forward colors and shapes at Loewe, Chloé and Ferragamo, this was a season that delivered exciting newness.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Textile innovations are a source of newness and performance for Soorty.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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Many commenters praised the pair’s ingenuity and willingness to think outside the box.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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All these excellent, exacting details coexist well with each other to produce one of Lanthimos’s best films yet, a movie of startling ingenuity that also doubles as a humorous but pointed warning to us all.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Browns clearly need help at the wide receiver position, but Gabriel's arm talent has not stuck out much.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The supermodel sisters have been very vocal about Mohamed's culinary talents.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Bennett is a writer of great linguistic inventiveness; her previous books, the short-story collection Pond and the novel Checkout 19, use surprising wordplay to evoke their narrators’ unique ways of interacting with the world.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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BigXthaPlug – and his many collaborators – score big wins on several Billboard charts this week thanks to that inventiveness.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Originality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originality. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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