think outside the box

idiom

: to explore ideas that are creative and unusual and that are not limited or controlled by rules or tradition
To solve this puzzle, you'll have to think outside the box.

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Get creative with space The kitchen island doesn’t always need to be centered in the room—think outside the box where needed. Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024 Creativity For artful thinkers, every challenge is an opportunity to problem-solve and think outside the box. Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024 To top that, Coca-Cola had to think outside the box. Caroline Reid, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 But the company had to think outside the box to get this far. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for think outside the box 

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“Think outside the box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20outside%20the%20box. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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