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as in innovative
having the skill and imagination to create new things
Thomas Edison's status as perhaps America's greatest creative genius
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as in imaginative
showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing
always coming up with creative ways to use hamburger
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a creative genius
an artistic genius
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Recent Examples of creative
With this appointment Matthieu becomes the fourth creative director of Chanel in the brand’s 114-year history.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
These changes have created an increasingly unforgiving roster-building landscape, forcing the Knicks — and teams in similar situations — to find creative solutions.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Each creative success, no matter how small, builds a child’s belief in their abilities.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 13 Dec. 2024
Other details on the creative team and production schedule are expected to be announced in coming months.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
These changes have created an increasingly unforgiving roster-building landscape, forcing the Knicks — and teams in similar situations — to find creative solutions.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Each creative success, no matter how small, builds a child’s belief in their abilities.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 13 Dec. 2024
Other details on the creative team and production schedule are expected to be announced in coming months.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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This analysis of an innovative proposition is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Through his innovative work, Raj Sonani is not only advancing AI’s role in compliance but is also setting new benchmarks in legal technology.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 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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Archival images extended the imaginative world and conveyed the actual investigation the main character in the film undertakes as revelations are made about the Nickel Academy’s brutal legacy.Joslyn Barnes, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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From the sushi bar find sashimi, oysters and inventive maki such as unagi with mascarpone or the classic honey walnut shrimp as a tempura roll.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Winner of the Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand Award (good meals under $49), this is where the in crowd goes for inventive dishes created by famed owner Marcus Samuelsson and Kenneth Gilbert, VP of culinary operations.Essence, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
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The deadlock was finally broken just before half-time as a clever pass from Yildiz found Vlahovic, who controlled it on the turn and slotted it between the ‘keeper’s legs.Adam Digby, Forbes, 18 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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“Creative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creative. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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