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as in creativity
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
the artist's fertile inventiveness allows her to put on canvas landscapes that have never been trod by mortal feet
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as in creativeness
the skill and imagination to create new things
the contention that, in order to prosper, cities must attract young, well-educated people of great inventiveness in both the arts and high technology
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Noun
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Importantly, organizations that value creativity and continuous innovation are not only more experienced in reimagining how new ideas can enhance their work but also in bringing them to life.—
Jodi Euerle Eddy,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025 -
But the singer-songwriter is adept at funneling past pain into the present, and seems driven and solid in his creativity and life.—
Katherine Turman,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Regret is double suffering, while worry about the future is a misuse of imagination.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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However, the series never shows Proteus in action, leaving much of its menace to the imagination.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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These eight restaurants blend tradition and ingenuity. February 27, 2025 Who serves the most delicious gumbo in New Orleans?—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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Baby animals will face death in its myriad unpredictable forms only to be protected by their devoted parents (mothers 80 percent of the time) or their own innate and recognizably anthropomorphized ingenuity.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Feb. 2025
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As powerful as the winners' speeches, these moments are a true celebration of the talent that has reshaped the art of movie storytelling.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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With his calm demeanor and distinctive baritone, Biggie exhibited a rare talent for painting pictures with his bars, delivering a complex rhyme scheme of double entendres and metaphors that has kept him on the Mount Rushmore of rap for any true connoisseur of the genre.—
Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Inventiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventiveness. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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