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imaginative

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


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Director Yuval Sharon’s company debut is an imaginative, expansive production headed by two top-flight singers, Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

That’s not a very imaginative assessment of what’s happening.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

"When they're very young they're so curious and they're imaginative and they want to try things."

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

It was serious about the intellect but also playful, imaginative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

This imaginative but impractical form of early notation, attributed to a ninth-century French monk called Hucbald, had the words rise and fall according to the shape of the tune.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall