as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
innovated a new system for filing books that dramatically improved efficiency in libraries
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Recent Examples of innovate
While giving her room to innovate, which is a chief goal of charter schools, the board monitored her enrollment numbers and staffing.
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Eli Hager, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2024
Despite the turnover, the Rays continue to innovate and regenerate.
—The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
One way to move forward is seeing generational differences as an opportunity to innovate, not a challenge to fix.
—Aparna Rae, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
To continue to innovate its stores and showrooms, Cucinelli last year invested approximately 108 million euros, with an impact on sales of 8.5 percent.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
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Eli Hager, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2024
Despite the turnover, the Rays continue to innovate and regenerate.
—The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
One way to move forward is seeing generational differences as an opportunity to innovate, not a challenge to fix.
—Aparna Rae, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
To continue to innovate its stores and showrooms, Cucinelli last year invested approximately 108 million euros, with an impact on sales of 8.5 percent.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovate
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Corporations and unions may establish a political action committee (PAC) for express advocacy or electioneering communications purposes.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Jan. 2025
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As of July 1, 2024, California Senate Bill 553 requires employers to establish, implement, and maintain a workplace violence prevention plan, said Kate O’Hara, an advocate for low-wage workers, but not all have done so.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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Armored vehicles and National Guard personnel block the entrances to still-smoldering neighborhoods, some pioneered decades ago by Black residents redlined out of areas nearby.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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The venue and Tao Group’s Tao Beach at The Venetian pioneered the Las Vegas day club scene.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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Hesitation to initiate tasks, often fueled by the overwhelming nature of clutter, leads to avoidance.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Four specific moves — illegally attempting to end birthright citizenship, reviving the Schedule F order that could initiate a civil service purge, pardoning January 6 rioters, and ordering multiple investigations into the Biden administration — deserve particular attention.—
Vox Staff,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
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The goal remains for Warner Bros Motion Picture Group to create PVOD and pay-one window opportunities for Max.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2025
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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After introducing their characters and learning about their mission from the Gramercy Occult Society, the D20 heroes turned the reins to the audience: Using their phones, fans rolled a virtual, 20-sided die to bring an ally or enemy into the show.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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In the year 2000, iPods, hybrid cars, camera phones, and GPS were introduced; iTunes, Wikipedia, and Xbox came in 2001.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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But there's another element that's in flux: TikTok Shop. Officially launched in the U.S. in 2023, TikTok Shop is the platform's e-commerce feature, allowing users to buy and sell products and services directly through the platform.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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In another incident in September, the company’s testers accidentally launched two test flights at once, causing the drones to collide.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
18 Jan. 2025
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The company was founded in 1987 by Chua Thian Poh, a high school dropout who got his start making hooks and spikes for the logging industry.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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It was founded in 1991 by billionaire Michael Milken.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Jan. 2025
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In the wake of the devastating fires in Pacific Palisades, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has been criticized for not instituting pre-emptive power shutoffs.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Kansas' effort to institute a proof-of-citizenship law a decade ago was ruled unconstitutional after a lengthy and politically damaging legal battle, and Arizona is now forced to maintain separate registration lists for federal and state elections due to a court ruling about its law.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Innovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovate. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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