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inventive

[in-ven-tiv] / ɪnˈvɛn tɪv /


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It’s rich, layered, and more inventive than the usual.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

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

The left-hander played inventive scoops, powerful drives and elegant flicks and when he departed the stage the crowd rose to him.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 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

Searching for the Man who lives in him was perhaps what he really meant, because certainly no beast has essayed the boundless, infinitely inventive art of human hatred.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy