inventive
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Irving’s whimsically inventive “Sketch Book” of stories introduced Rip Van Winkle, the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow and other timelessly folkloric figures to an eager readership.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
It appears that these inventive students took "soc" from the middle of the word "association" and added "-er," producing "soccer".
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Much of the menu is prepared over a live hearth, and traditional Polish dishes sit alongside inventive creations like duck confit cabbage rolls and pork belly pączki.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
And so the show is just so thoughtful and finds all these really inventive ways of exploring that idea.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Even though Big Creek gave Miss Riley little in the way of lab equipment to demonstrate what was in our new chemistry book, she was inventive.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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