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as in innovations
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
his clever invention made people's lives easier
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as in fictions
something that is the product of the imagination
unsurprisingly, the story about being kidnapped by aliens was pure invention
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Recent Examples of inventions
There are also exhibits of actual cutting-edge inventions and a high-tech spa room with a silky-soft carpet.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Her childhood was a very creative one, filled with drawing, painting, designing, and tinkering with small inventions.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Their investigation leads them to Dayal (Soubin Shahir) and Simon (Nagarjuna), members of a crime syndicate using one of Rajasekar's inventions — a chair-like contraption with the ability to cremate bodies — for their own nefarious purposes.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Patents provide a crucial incentive by giving creators exclusive rights to their inventions for a set period, ensuring that others cannot simply copy and profit from their hard work.
—Kenneth Braithwaite, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Mom’s hoarding and Dad’s madcap inventions?
—Amanda Uhle
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
When companies cannot reliably safeguard their inventions, investment in high-risk, high-reward research slows.
—Mircea Geoană, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Famed designers like Coco Chanel and revolutionized formal clothing with inventions like the ‘little black dress’ and Christian Dior’s ‘New Look’ era.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
Kids are twice as likely to credit major inventions to men - with most believing that Wi-Fi (69%), fridges (63%) and even the moon landing software (68%) were invented by men, when in fact, all were pioneered by women.
—Time Pr, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Her childhood was a very creative one, filled with drawing, painting, designing, and tinkering with small inventions.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Their investigation leads them to Dayal (Soubin Shahir) and Simon (Nagarjuna), members of a crime syndicate using one of Rajasekar's inventions — a chair-like contraption with the ability to cremate bodies — for their own nefarious purposes.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Patents provide a crucial incentive by giving creators exclusive rights to their inventions for a set period, ensuring that others cannot simply copy and profit from their hard work.
—Kenneth Braithwaite, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Mom’s hoarding and Dad’s madcap inventions?
—Amanda Uhle
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
When companies cannot reliably safeguard their inventions, investment in high-risk, high-reward research slows.
—Mircea Geoană, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Famed designers like Coco Chanel and revolutionized formal clothing with inventions like the ‘little black dress’ and Christian Dior’s ‘New Look’ era.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
Kids are twice as likely to credit major inventions to men - with most believing that Wi-Fi (69%), fridges (63%) and even the moon landing software (68%) were invented by men, when in fact, all were pioneered by women.
—Time Pr, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventions
Noun
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As technology rapidly advances, with AI, crypto, encryption and other innovations, legacy social media and their content moderation policies are in flux.—
Steven Stalinsky,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Usually its more eccentric innovations are trialed as concept vehicles first, but the new Habiton is leaping right to full-on production camper van.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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It is rooted in the dehumanizing language and convenient fictions that precede acts of violence.—
Brad Braxton,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Paranoia-inducing fictions like Wells’s aside, the public came to view Martians not as monsters but as representatives of a higher civilization—as angels, even, at a time when new science was shaking old religious certainties.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Season 2 once again explores the consequences of turning fantasies into reality in suburban Britain.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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From cozy, whimsical fantasies to historical fiction and horror, this guide to August’s brightest new releases has something for everyone.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Their empires cracked, their shadows receded, and their names faded into cautionary tales.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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The mysterious spirit animal messengers that Ji-noo sends, a tiger and a magpie who represent the nobles and commoners of many Korean folk tales, needed to be otherworldly without being fully demonic.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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While some among Democrats cast him as the party’s national leader and a natural choice for their 2028 nominee, conservative critics point to his past controversies, including other pay-for-play stories.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Modern horror is at the forefront of political movements and are the fables of our time.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Allusions to myths, fables, and riffs on common idioms abound, many of them evocative and quite funny.—
Lora Kelley,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But these techniques might go a long way towards reducing fabrications and inaccuracies.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Aster is obsessed with people’s unchecked power to shame others online, whether with the truth or with unfair fabrications.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Inventions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventions. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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