as in inventions
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination
the artificial language Esperanto was the brainchild of L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish oculist
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Others are relatively modern inventions, like Ghostface and the Babadook, whose haunting visages have put them among the ranks of early Universal Monsters.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Sketch ridiculous inventions, stage a mini talent show, or build something with whatever's at hand.—
Cas Holman,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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A lot of disturbing things happened in The Exorcist — Regan MacNeil's 360 neck turn remains one of the most diabolical things to happen on film — and for its innovations, the 1973 movie scored 10 Oscar nominations.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Yet some innovations transcend their novelty phase and become permanent fixtures of the global culinary landscape.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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