innovation

noun

ˌi-nə-ˈvā-shən How to pronounce innovation (audio)
Definition of innovationnext
as in invention
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination the computer is one innovation that revolutionized the business world

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Recent Examples of innovation Maybe not, but like its classmate, Curry Barker’s Obsession (now on Peacock), this extremely strong debut of a young YouTube auteur seems just as historically significant as some of the other innovations here. — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026 Vendors will often find their strongest ambassadors among their internal developer team because their hard work and innovation drives the product. — Kevin Cochrane, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The neighborhood is very near Aggie Square, an 11-acre innovation district along Stockton Boulevard and near 2nd Avenue. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 As with any innovation, there is a higher premium at the start. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for innovation
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  1. invention
  2. creation
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  • The Lumière brothers, makers of the cinematograph device, brought their invention to Budapest's Grand Hotel Royal in 1896 — just months after its Paris debut — and had camera operators film landmarks in the city the same year.
    — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Electric toothbrushes and waterjet flossers have dominated home dental-care since their invention some half-century ago.
    — Emma Barker Bonomo, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • Were the paintings acts of negation—attempts to destroy figuration, to bring the history of painting to its knees—or triumphs of creation and renewal?
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The exhibit also dives into innovations from the house, from the use of unconventional materials in high-jewelry creations to the Question Mark, a clasp-free necklace introduced in 1879 that gave women more independence in accessorizing.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
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“Innovation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovation. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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