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imaginative

[ih-maj-uh-nuh-tiv, -ney-tiv] / ɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪv /


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For their imaginative daring, co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch were justly honored as were costume designer Qween Jean and choreographers Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, among the production’s notable awards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

If you keep hearing that your organization seeks “quick, agile, imaginative, technically proficient” staffers, that’s a potential red flag.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Few knew that his scene was, in Mr. Auslin’s words, “almost entirely an imaginative reconstruction,” and the much-reproduced image became synonymous with the founding.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It has been designed to encourage pre-schoolers to talk to it and carry out imaginative play.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Kay was older and bigger than the Wart, so that he was bound to win in the end, but he was more nervous and imaginative.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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