inventive

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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

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

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

The girls had worked in teams, and they beamed with pride at their inventive defense systems.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray