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imaginative

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


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The songwriting is so assured that one can’t help but wonder what could have happened had Mr. Amos enlisted an imaginative producer.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Books from Mac Barnett and Katherine Rundell argue for the value of imaginative, engrossing tales that can engage readers young and old alike.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Not a very imaginative lot, those Spanish explorers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Take a deep breath at the film’s start, because you won’t have a moment to retain your composure once Wain and Marino’s blissfully imaginative, “Wizard of Oz”-riffing odyssey of a screenplay gets going.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

When people who know Johnson’s work talk about him, you hear things like “Gene Johnson did this, Gene Johnson did that,” and it all sounds clever and imaginative.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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