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imaginative

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


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It's an imaginative solution to a national problem.

From BBC Aug. 3, 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

Plus an imaginative journey into American history through some of its greatest works of fiction.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Movie industry watchers say their success shows that audiences are hungry for imaginative, unpredictable storytelling from fresh faces, rather than the big studios’ tired sequels and retreads.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 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




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