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inventive

[in-ven-tiv] / ɪnˈvɛn tɪv /


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Salam's vivid and inventive style makes it a highly enjoyable ride.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Indeed, his playing is as supple and inventive as ever.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Archaeologists working at an ancient site in central China have uncovered evidence that early humans may have become more inventive while living through a brutal ice age.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Plenty of what circulates on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube is funny and inventive, made by girls for other girls, surviving precisely because it doesn’t require a corporation’s approval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Pulcinella is sparklingly inventive with its source material but it is nevertheless the musical equivalent of placing the Art Deco spire of Manhattan's Chrysler Building on top of Christopher Wren's Greenwich Hospital.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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