as in creative
having the skill and imagination to create new things
an originative genius whose mark on postmodern architecture can be seen all over the globe
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Recent Examples of originative
The impulses, researchers say, activated specific brain waves associated with originative thinking, and people who were buzzed scored significantly higher on a test of creative thought.
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Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2015
Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for originative
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Until one label — Darkroom Records, the home of Billie Eilish — got creative.Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2024
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During the period between the ‘80s and ‘90s when Factory and the Haçienda were active, women were vital in the business and creative sides of those endeavors from music and film to visual design and DJ-ing (One female staffer went so far as to climb the roof of the Haçienda to fix a leak).David Chiu, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Parker Finn is making a name for himself as someone who can craft inventive and viscerally frightening set pieces, elevating these films beyond their (admittedly silly) conceits.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Dishes are seasonal and inventive, with ingredients either straight from their kitchen garden or from other parts of this bountiful state: expect seared tuna from Port Lincoln with chili and mandarin oil, and risotto with asparagus as green as those vineyards.Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 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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These imaginative displays bring literature to life, inspiring wonder, creativity, and a sense of adventure for all ages.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Originative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originative. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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