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new idea

NOUN
originality
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boldness brilliance cleverness daring freshness imagination individuality ingenuity innovation inventiveness resourcefulness spirit
STRONG
creativity imaginativeness ingeniousness innovativeness invention modernity newness nonconformity novelty unconventionality unorthodoxy
WEAK
creative spirit
Antonyms
STRONGEST
being reality
WEAK
orthodoxy

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Justice Kagan seems to be floating this interesting new idea of civility where I think what she’s saying is judges should just listen to one another with an open mind.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Suspending gas taxes when fuel prices are high isn’t a new idea.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Originally used in 16th-century England to describe a new idea in philosophy or religion, the term can be used to define almost anything, from a new sunscreen lotion to an mRNA vaccine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

This difference led Wang to a new idea.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

The leap of the imagination is sometimes experienced as a flash of inspiration, but only rarely does a new idea emerge full-blown like Athena from the head of Zeus.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

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