generative

Definition of generativenext

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Recent Examples of generative Google Cloud has set a multi-year partnership with Avid as the companies look to add generative and agentic AI tools to the video editing process. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 Wednesday's announcement is not Starbucks' first foray into using generative artificial intelligence or partnering with OpenAI. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026 The thousands of lives transformed by this miraculous, improbable place will carry its revolutionarily generative spirit forward for generations to come. Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 Across San Diego County, school districts are scrambling to create rules, policies and best practices around generative artificial intelligence — the familiar kinds of AI tools, trained on vast amounts of data, that can generate text, images, code and more. Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for generative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generative
Adjective
  • Bob Graf and Hader are set to produce under the latter’s Hanarply banner, with Alyssa Donovan co-producing.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Many that remain are adopting an array of strategies, from programming more conservatively to cost-cutting by co-producing, to hold on.
    Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • California’s fertile farm fields once enticed thousands of Dust Bowl refugees fleeing along Route 66 during the Great Depression.
    Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • This was a fertile area to find an offensive lineman, and Bell was the one who stood out to the Eagles.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Wall Street bankers have been known to lean on Adderall and other stimulants to be more productive, while Silicon Valley executives microdose on ketamine or use psychedelics to be more creative.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Fagnano and Pavia were two of the most productive quarterbacks in the country last season, with the 25-year-old Fagnano racking up the best touchdown-to-interception ratio in the country (28 to 1) and being named a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s top QB.
    Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • From an assessment of Stipe’s fecund beard, the two moved on to the subject of ship captains and sea shanties.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a five-star spa, a hotel restaurant bursting with fecund plants, and soft, warm lighting.
    Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • But as Presley would later admit, this furiously productive period can’t entirely be chalked up to a burst of divine inspiration; his most fruitful years also ran parallel to his opioid addiction.
    Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Conversely, the shift from supporting to lead has also proven fruitful.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But Boston’s roster currently lacks the type of prolific run-producer — like Devers or Bregman — that can carry an offense when others aren’t hitting.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • What followed was a prolific career spanning more than five decades.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Gold rose on Tuesday, but remained on track for its steepest monthly decline since October 2008, as persistent inflation worries and expectations of higher interest rates due to the impact of the Iran war weighed on the non-yielding metal.
    Ashitha Shivaprasad, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The prospect of higher interest rates as a result of the war could boost government bonds among investors, at the expense of non-yielding precious metals, market strategists told CNBC recently.
    Joseph Wilkins,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The culinary program leans into Ecuadorian heritage, from Galápagos lobster and freshly caught tuna to cheeses aged in volcanic lava tunnels and rich Ecuadorian chocolate desserts.
    David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Prunes and other fiber-rich foods can help support digestion and prevent constipation.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026

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“Generative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generative. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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