INNOVATIONS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

innovations

noun

plural of innovation

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something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination the computer is one innovation that revolutionized the business world

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Recent Examples of innovations Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas that are reshaping the materials sector. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 But football has repeatedly embraced innovations once viewed as unthinkable, from the back-pass rule to VAR and longer stoppage time. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 3 July 2026 Warsh said the communications task force would consider changes to the quarterly economic projections the Fed issues as well as look at other recent innovations, including press conferences. — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 20 June 2026 Numerous healthcare innovations, integrative therapies and emerging treatments are currently being studied across the country. — John R. Gordon, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 As America marks its 250th anniversary, experts are highlighting some of the most influential medical innovations in the nation's history. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 Together, Ukraine’s tactical, operational, and strategic drone campaigns represent one of the most important military innovations of the conflict and offer a model for how smaller states can impose disproportionate costs on larger adversaries. — Hunter Lacroix, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026 Most Apple Intelligence innovations will still be available on iPhone 15 Pro and newer models, but the regular iPhone 18's memory limitations could restrict access to the most advanced on-device AI capabilities. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Claire Goodier, who leads the intellectual property division at UK Fusion Energy Ltd, confirmed that these applications represent the initial wave of STEP innovations entering the public sphere through the international patent framework. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

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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.

— Lonnie G. Bunch III, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
The possibility of what could be different has powered many of its inventions and helped define its national identity.

— Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post, 3 July 2026

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