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as in inventive
having the skill and imagination to create new things
an award for the most innovative designer of consumer electronics
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as in imaginative
showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing
innovative automotive technology
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Recent Examples of innovative
Cybertrucks have innovative features that aren’t on any other now long-in-the-tooth Tesla cars.
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Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
At one point, Prince William described the initiative as akin to a dating app—connecting innovative thinkers with investors and opportunities.
—Erin Hill, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
My company is leveraging AI to optimize operations and deliver innovative experiences.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
The game was adored by critics and fans, who praised its unique painterly art style and innovative action gameplay, but unfortunately sold quite poorly initially.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
At one point, Prince William described the initiative as akin to a dating app—connecting innovative thinkers with investors and opportunities.
—Erin Hill, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
My company is leveraging AI to optimize operations and deliver innovative experiences.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
The game was adored by critics and fans, who praised its unique painterly art style and innovative action gameplay, but unfortunately sold quite poorly initially.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovative
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Parker Finn is making a name for himself as someone who can craft inventive and viscerally frightening set pieces, elevating these films beyond their (admittedly silly) conceits.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Dishes are seasonal and inventive, with ingredients either straight from their kitchen garden or from other parts of this bountiful state: expect seared tuna from Port Lincoln with chili and mandarin oil, and risotto with asparagus as green as those vineyards.Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
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His vision of Treehouse Town is brimming with imaginative contraptions, like crow’s nests for viewing, air trams, rope swings, trapdoors and sycamore slides.Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Her perceptions transform the reality of migration into an imaginative experience of initiation.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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Barbara Bar at Trixie Motel offers a glimpse into the creative mind of the drag star Trixie Mattel.Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Sources say the contract of Donatella Versace, chief creative officer of the Italian brand, is up in February.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
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For port days, there are shore excursions that cater to families, and the rooms have several clever arrangements like a bunk that comes out of the ceiling.Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
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Walz’s work relies on manipulating online databases, but, like the work of MSCHF, his most clever projects bleed into the real world.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Innovative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovative. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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