as in innovative
having the skill and imagination to create new things
the composer Charles Ives is remembered for his innovatory use of dissonance and polytonal harmonies
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To that end, MSC World America is poised to become the line’s most environmentally friendly vessel yet, fueled by next-generation technology and innovative design features to maximize the ship’s efficiency and minimize its footprint.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
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This competition, a collaboration between the BBC children's show Blue Peter and the Earthshot Prize, invited children aged 5 to 15 to propose innovative solutions to environmental challenges.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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New Jersey’s dining scene is having a moment, with a wave of restaurants offering inventive menus, exceptional hospitality, and atmospheres that strike the perfect balance between upscale and inviting.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Ditto a few other inventive creepy-crawlies that the film unleashes on its running-and-gunning heroes (two words: skull spiders).—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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But the period comedy, which premieres in competition tonight at the festival, assumes the perspective of Lorenz Hart, the great American lyricist who was one half of Rodgers and Hart before a creative split.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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While Diesel has rolled out collaborations with other apparel brands like Timberland and Lee, the partnership with Casetify introduces Diesel creative director Glenn Martens‘ vision to new product categories.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Feb. 2025
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Canyon Crest Academy’s award-winning Envision Theatre Arts program recently announced its spring season of shows: the historical and uproarious play The Book of Will, and the poignant and imaginative musical Alice by Heart.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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In his rejection of a rigid empiricism, moreover, Kingsley left room for intuitive and imaginative approaches to nature, and indeed to science, and refused to draw a hard line between human and nonhuman experience, instead viewing all creatures as belonging to a spectrum with no sharp boundaries.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Innovatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovatory. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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