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as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
his clever invention made people's lives easier
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as in fiction
something that is the product of the imagination
unsurprisingly, the story about being kidnapped by aliens was pure invention
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as in imagination
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
a writer with great invention, she is able to create on the page worlds that don't exist but certainly seem like they could
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as in creativity
the skill and imagination to create new things
a person of seemingly endless invention, Thomas Edison held a world-record 1,093 patents
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Recent Examples of invention
The airport has consistently been an early adopter of sustainable aviation inventions, such as offering unleaded fuel to reduce pollution, and helping expose their community to this next step in technology felt like the right move, Gabehart said.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
Ghosts and fairies and creatures of her own invention abounded in the pageant.
—Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
The 356 Speedster, made from 1954 through 1958, was U.S. importer Max Hoffman’s invention, and examples today are well beyond $150,000.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 July 2025
Its music, lyrics, and album art may be AI inventions.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
Ghosts and fairies and creatures of her own invention abounded in the pageant.
—Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
The 356 Speedster, made from 1954 through 1958, was U.S. importer Max Hoffman’s invention, and examples today are well beyond $150,000.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 July 2025
Its music, lyrics, and album art may be AI inventions.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invention
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For businesses, this means integrating vision, mission, strategy, culture, etc., in ways that collectively create sustained innovation, success and societal impact.—
Jerry Cahn,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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In contrast, the Cincinnati area is aging more quickly and struggling to draw in younger workers — a trend that, according to the chamber's report, could hinder the region’s ability to compete with other metros in business growth, infrastructure development, and innovation.—
Randy Tucker,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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Girl, 1983 is still more deft in its experiments, subverting conventional ideas about fiction’s use of the truth.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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That is why this fiction is not built on facts, but rather on traversing the labyrinths of memory.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Social media has become much of the atmosphere in the telling and digestion of crimes in the American public’s imagination of them.—
Jim Halterman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Like a game of cat-and-mouse, society will need to be vigilant and remain alert for those who let their imaginations roam wildly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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His life reflects a deep and continuous pursuit of learning, creativity, and balance.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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But Astronomer unexpectedly chose a different path that included irony, creativity, and self-aware transparency.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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That tale is just one of many in the story that don’t show Joel in an especially flattering light.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
18 July 2025
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The Coldplay public humiliation is a cautionary tale of atrophied American privacy.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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And for all their risk of fabrication and hallucination, LLMs really do deliver on that front.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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The chipmaker may reportedly sunset a less popular fabrication process in favor of a newer one, 14A, in a bid to woo TSMC customers Apple and Nvidia.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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While wallpaper remains a constant, our technological ingenuity and uses for it are continuously evolving.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 July 2025
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Sarah’s sense of ingenuity and self-reliance was hard won.—
Jessica Pishko,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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Switching between her college days in 1999 and the present day, the novel tracks Cora’s pull to two men, charming Lincoln and sensitive Aaron.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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The novel by Xochitl Gonzalez, who will adapt her work for the screen, is a mystery that intertwines the stories of Raquel, a first-generation Ivy League art student in 1998, and Anita, an artist from the 1980s who was largely forgotten after her suspicious death.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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“Invention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invention. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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