innovate
verb (used without object)
to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.
has innovated
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present perfectof innovate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Cesena, like most Italian clubs, rent their stadium and training facilities from the local authority, but Cole has innovated where he can.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
During his Springbok tenure, the former Free State flanker, who won 37 international caps, has innovated with strokes of genius such as naming a bench with just one back and rolling mauls in open play.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
But building on public models like Meta’s LLaMa, the open-source community has innovated in ways that allow results nearly as good as the huge models—but run on home machines with common data sets.
From Slate ● May 30, 2023
Now I want to share how The Seattle Times has innovated and adapted to change in the marketplace and dispel false perceptions about the relevance of newspapers.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2021
Father Mathew, to be sure, has innovated somewhat on our ancient prejudices; but I find that what are called "the upper classes" are far too cultivated and too well-informed to follow a priest.
From Nuts and Nutcrackers by Charles James Lever
