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as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
Dr. Frankenstein was divinely proud of his creation, at least at first
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as in promotion
a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position
the creation of an unprecedented number of new cardinals by the pope
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Recent Examples of creation
The statue’s creation is already underway courtesy of local sculptor Ben Victor.
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Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2026
There is no question that varying projections of timing and severity of job loss caused by AI make designing such a major job creation strategy an unprecedented challenge.
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Gene Sperling,
Time,
1 July 2026
The creation of the Miami 21 code was motivated in part by a public outcry over a problem fostered by the previous code — tall towers being built directly next to single-family homes or duplexes.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
To achieve this, focus on personalization, content creation and adaptive learning pathways.
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Salman Shahid,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2026
There is no question that varying projections of timing and severity of job loss caused by AI make designing such a major job creation strategy an unprecedented challenge.
—
Gene Sperling,
Time,
1 July 2026
The creation of the Miami 21 code was motivated in part by a public outcry over a problem fostered by the previous code — tall towers being built directly next to single-family homes or duplexes.
—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
To achieve this, focus on personalization, content creation and adaptive learning pathways.
—
Salman Shahid,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for creation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creation
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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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That has led correlations across the broader universe to fall to historically slow levels, analyst Sean Burns said in a note last week.
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Since his 2021 deal with the network, Sheridan has become a top creator at the studio with the Yellowstone universe and shows like Landman, Lioness and Tulsa King.
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Anderson also faces a charge of possession, promotion, or production of certain visual material depicting a child, which is a state jail felony.
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Budweiser's free beer promotion for America's 250th and its own 150th anniversary quickly exhausted its initial $150,000 budget, disappointing many.
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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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London — Democratic leaders must answer to voters, lawmakers and other world leaders.
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Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
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The ratings draw on data from millions of actual workers, in postings on LinkedIn, Indeed and other sites that illustrate patterns in pay, retention and advancement.
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Here is a list of the inventions and innovations, business advancements and manufacturing achievements our state pioneered in the past 250 years.
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The project has sparked outrage because of the location’s pristine nature and unique habitat that would be irreversibly devastated, according to environmentalists.
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But what Connecticut got was the top golfer in the world, at his very best at times, yet bitten in the end by the humbling nature of the most humbling of games.
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“Creation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creation. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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