as in creativity
the skill and imagination to create new things
the mystery writer's exceptional ingenuity enabled her to devise plots that always had readers guessing to the very end
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Recent Examples of ingenuity
Apollo 11's first lunar landing in 1969 remains one of the most iconic moments in human history, symbolizing exploration, ambition and ingenuity.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
That ingenuity has earned the yard multiple international awards, with Nadal’s Great White scoring top honors in Robb Report’s 2021 Best of the Best issue.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026
The record was officially awarded to both de Wolf and Blub — a partnership between human ingenuity and one oblivious but cooperative goldfish.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Americans’ confidence in the space program – and its own ingenuity – was shattered.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
That ingenuity has earned the yard multiple international awards, with Nadal’s Great White scoring top honors in Robb Report’s 2021 Best of the Best issue.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026
The record was officially awarded to both de Wolf and Blub — a partnership between human ingenuity and one oblivious but cooperative goldfish.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Americans’ confidence in the space program – and its own ingenuity – was shattered.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingenuity
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Yet in courts today, those same song lyrics can be presented to a jury as evidence of guilt, casting creativity as a literal confession.—
Ivan J. Bates,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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Sunny Rey Azzarito was in the fourth grade and struggling a bit in school when her teacher looked at one of her assignments and saw creativity where someone else may have chosen criticism.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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But without freedom, Berdyaev writes, creativeness is impossible.—
Andrew McDiarmid,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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May 21 – June 20 When structure meets imagination, conversations bloom.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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Their height and heft frightened and thrilled spectators, earning dinosaurs a permanent place in the public imagination, Coules said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Some say that the quantity of productions required by streaming services has diluted the talent pool of crews.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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When their cultural impact coalesced with a massive talent infusion through the transfer portal, the Bruins captured their first championship in the NCAA era by routing South Carolina 79-51 on Sunday.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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There’s still room for inventiveness, for risk-taking.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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For all the inventiveness of the violence, the show isn’t particularly engaging.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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There's also a palpable new seam of imaginativeness among residents.—
Toby Skinner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Nov. 2024
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“Ingenuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingenuity. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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