innovate
verb (used without object)
to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.
innovates
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present tense formof innovate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A Nike spokeswoman said that more diverse interests in China plays to Nike’s strengths as a company that innovates across sporting categories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Besson innovates with a subplot about Dracul’s foray into the world of perfume as he develops an intoxicating fragrance in Florence using French lavender, testing the potion on the pre-Revolution socialites in towering white-powdered wigs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Meta hasn’t been sitting idly by while OpenAI innovates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2025
“Industry innovates and over-complies,” Duffy said, citing a 1970s EPA rule that required power plants to use sulfur dioxide scrubbers.
From Washington Times ● May 11, 2023
But there is no certainty beforehand; and if he fails, he expects blame not because he innovates, but because he has failed by innovating.
From Oxford Lectures on Poetry by Andrew Cecil Bradley
