as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
innovated a new system for filing books that dramatically improved efficiency in libraries
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Recent Examples of innovate
An award-winning name in American whiskey, Elijah Craig continues to honor its heritage while innovating with releases that whiskey lovers eagerly anticipate.
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
Anni Albers was one of the foremost textile designers of the 20th century, innovating single-weave designs and expanding the use of color into new materials, energizing fresh possibilities.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Affirm's ability to grow its base of repeat customers and innovate its product offerings further boosted its performance.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Grayscale will continue innovating at scale for investors to access the fastest growing asset class of the last 10 years.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
Anni Albers was one of the foremost textile designers of the 20th century, innovating single-weave designs and expanding the use of color into new materials, energizing fresh possibilities.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Affirm's ability to grow its base of repeat customers and innovate its product offerings further boosted its performance.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Grayscale will continue innovating at scale for investors to access the fastest growing asset class of the last 10 years.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovate
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The grand prize winner’s selection as the closing film marked another break from tradition, with the competition photocall ceremonies at Busan Cinema Center attracting substantial audiences and establishing the new format as a tentpole event.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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In any event, this is an opportunity to establish more structure in your life and consider what truly supports you.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The films’ special effects are handled by Weta Workshop and showcase pioneering filmmaking technology in motion capture and CGI.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Congrats to those Chinese with thin skins for pioneering this new mode of film import.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
25 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, human pioneers utilizing AI can initiate the process of relocating mining and industry off the planet, and, working together, enable us to expand the domain of life.—
Rick Tumlinson,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Patients must initiate the process within 120 days of receiving the bill, and the bill may not be sent to a collection agency while under review.—
Katheryn Houghton,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the inning unraveled just long enough for the Red Sox to create a brand-new ballgame.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Yeah Yeahs as they were introduced, setting up a campy whodunit with a 1980s look.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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The change seems to set back even further Stockdale’s original vision to introduce new jobs, boost attractions and break open a fortress-like property that has divided downtown communities.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The next play after Nacua’s touchdown, Stafford launched the ball to a wide-open Atwell.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Africa Center for Hospitality, Aviation, and Tourism has partnered with GUBA Enterprises, Access Media, and KAYA to launch Africa Week UK, a new three-day event that will celebrate African culture, creativity, and commerce.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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Electric Era, which was founded by SpaceX engineers, is ready to release its next product, one that is designed to address energy storage management and charging power demand concerns.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Now, Stern, who co-founded Apple Fitness+ and previously oversaw Ford's subscription services, aims to upgrade Peloton's products in an effort to match its wide range of class types with its hardware.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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In addition to private brands, Kohl’s turnaround strategy involves putting a strong focus on petites, fashion and fine jewelry, opening price points, impulse items, re-instituting coupons on certain brands, and Sephora.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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There was uncertainty at the time about whether the president had the authority to institute such a tariff or how it would be implemented.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Innovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovate. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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