as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
the artificial language Esperanto was the brainchild of L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish oculist
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Recent Examples of brainchild
The new gallery is the brainchild of Antony Zito, portrait artist, mural painter, and former associate director of Parkville Art Gallery.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
The eight-minute short — in which a Parisian man with a facial disfigurement named Marcel dances hopefully in his apartment every night awaiting a non-existent companion — is in fact the brainchild of one Robert Gaudette.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Dyke This quarterly, first published in 1975, is the brainchild of lesbian separatists Liza Cowan and Penny House.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
Before anyone knew it, the brainchild of Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady was a 12-season cultural sensation.
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Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for brainchild
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
The eight-minute short — in which a Parisian man with a facial disfigurement named Marcel dances hopefully in his apartment every night awaiting a non-existent companion — is in fact the brainchild of one Robert Gaudette.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Dyke This quarterly, first published in 1975, is the brainchild of lesbian separatists Liza Cowan and Penny House.
—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
Before anyone knew it, the brainchild of Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady was a 12-season cultural sensation.
—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for brainchild
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainchild
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These economies lose their cheap labor advantage, but don’t have the domestic innovation to create the high-value sectors to compete with wealthier nations.
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Instead of looking only for escapements or technical innovation, Newman encourages appreciation of cases, dials, proportions, engraving, and overall design—the same qualities that define today’s most desirable independent watches.
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Six years before Karl Benz’s first car and almost two decades prior to Henry Ford’s initial inventions, George Selden filed the first patent for a road engine, in 1879.
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The forces of ignorance and grift even managed to turn parts of Americans against vaccines, arguably the single most life-saving medical invention in human history.
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When Blazy’s first Chanel creations began arriving at stores across Paris in March, the shirt developed in partnership with Charvet, priced at €3,900, sold out instantly.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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