generative

Definition of generativenext

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Recent Examples of generative This is a pressing question, because data centers’ power demands to support generative artificial intelligence are already driving up electricity prices in congested grids like PJM’s. Nikki Luke, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026 This is a pressing question, because data centers’ power demands to support generative artificial intelligence are already driving up electricity prices in congested grids like PJM’s. Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026 The Idaho Department of Education would be required to develop a framework on generative artificial intelligence in schools under a new bill making its way through the Legislature this session. Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026 Francesco Iorio, founder of Augmenta and one of the pioneers of generative design at Autodesk, works in an industry where visibility actively undermines trust. Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for generative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generative
Adjective
  • The plant in question actually consists of 70 Jurupa oak (Quercus palmeri) stem clusters, only three feet tall, that stand together as a flowering, non-acorn producing clonal colony in the form of a thicket, 82 feet long by 26 feet wide, estimated to be at least 13,000 years old.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Additionally, Sony Pictures Television recently made a deal with Netflix for the domestic library rights to Fox medical drama Doc, whose proceeds are shared by Fox Entertainment as a co-producing partner.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Plant seeds outdoors 5 inches apart in very fertile, slightly acidic soil.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Where California' tule fog forms The Central Valley is fertile ground for the formation of tule fog, a persistent radiation fog, in late autumn and winter, according to NASA.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Workers were encouraged to improve their health in order to be more productive at their jobs and make more money for their employers.
    Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Being productive in a factory means handling parts carefully and quickly.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • There’s a five-star spa, a hotel restaurant bursting with fecund plants, and soft, warm lighting.
    Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Today, Lagos’s art scene feels more energetic and fecund than ever; the steady institutional development of auction houses and galleries has been instrumental.
    Toyo Odetunde, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Following a relatively fruitful 2025, crypto-venture-capital deals have fallen off a cliff over the past few months.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Damon told Today's Willie Geist in 2023 that part of what makes their collaborations so fruitful is their ability to be honest with one another.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The community’s prolific turnout at sporting events in the region is well known, with basketball games in Qatar sometimes limiting allocations for Filipino fans to avoid home advantage from being lost.
    James Hansen, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Redmen star senior Tyler Bourgea made a few plays to challenge Matt Wright (13 saves) in net, but Canton effectively shut down the prolific attack by taking it out of its high-flying game.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Lower real interest rates historically reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like silver, while also supporting the industrial activity that drives silver demand in electronics, electric vehicles and green technology.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The warrior is both strong and yielding, capable of decisive action and deliberate restraint.
    Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Hims and Hers’ ‘Sick of the System’ Sick of rich people having access to higher quality healthcare and GLP-1 drugs?
    Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • With dark chocolate, a bit of espresso, and a chocolate-peppermint ganache on top, these rich brownies have so much flavor in every bite.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026

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“Generative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generative. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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