as in invention
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
the computer is one innovation that revolutionized the business world
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Recent Examples of innovation
How innovation can be used in insurance Wolff said AI could be used to explain to policyholders what their insurance policy covers.
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Paris Barraza, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Businesses could stockpile to get ahead of demand, but rapid innovation could quickly outpace their tech.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
In addition, the government is already getting ample rewards from these R&D subsidies through its many other taxes on the incomes of the innovations generated.
—Tomas J. Philipson, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Add deconstruction to the list of Schiaparelli innovations.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
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Paris Barraza, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Businesses could stockpile to get ahead of demand, but rapid innovation could quickly outpace their tech.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
In addition, the government is already getting ample rewards from these R&D subsidies through its many other taxes on the incomes of the innovations generated.
—Tomas J. Philipson, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Add deconstruction to the list of Schiaparelli innovations.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovation
Noun
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By bringing to the seas this terrestrial invention, seagrasses grew in ways that no other ocean species could, in rugged mats of almost unbreakable fibers.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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The lessons that endure are about constraint and invention, messiness and coordination, contradiction and persistence—about intervening directly and fearlessly in material reality.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Conversation becomes your stage as the Full Moon blesses your 3rd House of Communication, inviting you to make a heartfelt call, accept (or offer) neighborly help, or present a creation of yours to others.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Innovation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovation. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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