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as in creativeness
the skill and imagination to create new things
the arts and crafts fair showed the remarkable creativity of local artists and artisans
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as in imagination
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
while his imaginary friend is a little annoying, you have to admire his creativity in thinking her up
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Recent Examples of creativity
Reels will be judged on creativity by a jury of industry professionals.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
Not every house has a spare bedroom ready, so squeezing extra sleeping space to make your guests comfortable may require creativity.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Prophecy so tightly adheres to Villeneuve’s vision that the series feels like an act of cowardice and abdication of creativity.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
With this approach, Autodesk is well-positioned to drive not just efficiency but a new era of creativity and effectiveness in digital design.
—Peter High, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
Not every house has a spare bedroom ready, so squeezing extra sleeping space to make your guests comfortable may require creativity.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Prophecy so tightly adheres to Villeneuve’s vision that the series feels like an act of cowardice and abdication of creativity.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
With this approach, Autodesk is well-positioned to drive not just efficiency but a new era of creativity and effectiveness in digital design.
—Peter High, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for creativity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creativity
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But the winning project also brings forth the idea that cinema can help preserve dying worlds while at the same time enriching our imagination with new possibilities of being together and of making films.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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Do your research, ask direct questions and formulate an enticing plan that captures the imagination of everyone involved.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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The current crop of Irish talent exemplifies these qualities, O’Reilly says.Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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The Sharks’ prospect pool was also largely devoid of high-end talent, with the organization trading away multiple first-round draft picks throughout the 2010s for short-term solutions to keep the championship window open.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Some might call it a bastardization, others might call it genius: a perfect union of immigrant food and American ingenuity.Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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Visitors gravitate to a spot that defines homegrown American musical ingenuity.Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Creativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creativity. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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