inventive

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It’s rich, layered, and more inventive than the usual.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The story itself is relatively easy to follow: a heroine travels through different realms in an effort to restore balance, all while audiences are treated to impressive choreography, elaborate costumes and inventive stage effects.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

The school, in Horden, County Durham, sits amid 19 boarded-up houses, so teachers have to be inventive to help pupils succeed.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

For inventive Franco-Caribbean cuisine, try Alizé, which opened in 2024 in the Marina Royale with a menu that includes a coconut-lobster cocktail and tempura brie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Aureliano Triste, with the cross of ashes on his forehead, set up on the edge of town the ice factory that José Arcadio Buendía had dreamed of in his inventive delirium.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez