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inventive

[in-ven-tiv] / ɪnˈvɛn tɪv /


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Critics alleged that the team once known for inventive, free-flowing soccer had become coldly clinical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Andie’s disorganized but inventive, and that’s exactly the way she likes it.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Through some inventive structures and a playful rewiring of romantic tropes going back to Homer, Groff stitches together a portrait of a marriage that she then carefully unravels.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Ms. Marcero’s inventive illustrations blend watercolors and images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope into a surreal dreamscape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The student body had gotten inventive, though, and it wasn’t uncommon to see cables, shoestrings, and U-locks used to keep them shut.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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