as in invention
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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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2025
This was the company's first participation at CES, a powerful global tech event that aims to let attendees experience innovations that transform everyday life.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Another innovation in the EX90 is interior radar sensors to detect movements as faint as a baby’s breath to prevent children and animals from being trapped in a hot vehicle.
—Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
Many of the objects show innovations in medicine, such as a curved scalpel designed by Louis XIV’s royal surgeon, Charles-François Félix.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Innovation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovation. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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