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as in novelty
the quality or appeal of being new
the originality of the war memorial sparked a heated controversy, as most people had been expecting something more traditional
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as in creativity
the skill and imagination to create new things
a poet of great originality, she brought a whole new range of subject matter and imagery to poetry
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as in imagination
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
a graphic novel that shows a lot of originality on the part of its creator
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Recent Examples of originality
The bedrock of business has always been rooted in strategy, efficiency, originality and storytelling.
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Derya Matras, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
In other words, the future belongs to human originality, not computation.
—Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Curation prizes originality and experimentation.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
And originality usually comes from real life — the new things that have happened in real life.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
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Derya Matras, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
In other words, the future belongs to human originality, not computation.
—Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Curation prizes originality and experimentation.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
And originality usually comes from real life — the new things that have happened in real life.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for originality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for originality
Noun
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Everything — from the app that pings the cookie drops to the branding strategy that weaponizes nostalgia and novelty — emanates from this Provo facility.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, their brains are especially sensitive to novelty and social rewards.—
Caitlin Cavanagh,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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Friendship for Breakfast Fallon and Swift’s friendship has long been rooted in humor and creativity, from surprise appearances on The Tonight Show to shared behind-the-scenes moments.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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As more employees filter into the building next year, the $3 billion investment reflects Dimon’s broader bet on the future of office life, built on the conviction that real culture and creativity thrive only when people work side by side.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The cruellest occupation is not of land but of the imagination.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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The visual shifts mirror thematic contrasts between past and present, imagination and reality.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Late afternoon is an alternative time for cutting flowers, as plants have accumulated energy during the day, aiding in longer-lasting freshness.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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The result is an AI program that currently predicts an avocado’s firmness and freshness with respective accuracies of around 92 and 84 percent.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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From brands reworking archival items, most notably at Chanel, Dior and Celine, to joyful spring-forward colors and shapes at Loewe, Chloé and Ferragamo, this was a season that delivered exciting newness.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Textile innovations are a source of newness and performance for Soorty.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With no spare dough for musical development, Tupac and Mouse relied on ingenuity.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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In much contemporary literary fiction, that’s often replaced by ingenuity.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Secondly, because of the academy and the talent coming through.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kamara’s new venture is being represented by the talent agency New School, which also represents Campbell Addy, Jawara Alleyne and Gareth Wrighton.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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BigXthaPlug – and his many collaborators – score big wins on several Billboard charts this week thanks to that inventiveness.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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But there is one exception, a scene whose dramatic importance is reflected in a startling inventiveness of composition, and whose stylistic finesse provides a clue about where Aster’s emotional investment lies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Originality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originality. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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