as in innovation
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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Recent Examples of brainchild
The small grant program is the brainchild of Darlene C. Russell, Director of Community Engagement for Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
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La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
The restaurant is the brainchild of Artfarm, a hospitality company owned by Iwan and Manuela Wirth.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
The project is the brainchild of Dr. Robert Webster, a New Zealand virologist who was the first to understand that flu viruses come from the guts of birds.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Tucked away in an alley in Washington's H Street corridor, Providencia is the brainchild of several folks behind other popular restaurants in the District.
—Scott Detrow, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
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La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
The restaurant is the brainchild of Artfarm, a hospitality company owned by Iwan and Manuela Wirth.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
The project is the brainchild of Dr. Robert Webster, a New Zealand virologist who was the first to understand that flu viruses come from the guts of birds.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Tucked away in an alley in Washington's H Street corridor, Providencia is the brainchild of several folks behind other popular restaurants in the District.
—Scott Detrow, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainchild
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It has been refurbished as a cost-effective innovation as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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Every year, tens of thousands of people flock to Las Vegas to see the latest innovations at CES, an enormous consumer technology exhibition.—
Kate Conger,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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And with the invention of the internet, all those average people started generating a lot of data.—
Sigal Samuel,
Vox,
6 Jan. 2025
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Using a steam engine to turn a large propeller, his invention lifted off from the Paris Hippodrome and flew through the air for roughly 20 miles, per Encyclopedia Britannica.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Jan. 2025
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While job displacement is a significant concern, there's a growing narrative that AI could lead to the creation of novel positions and the enhancement of existing ones.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Lindsey says the creation of these programs speaks to a larger moment in women’s sports and how they are covered.—
Melanie Anzidei,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Musically, Dan’s Boogie bounces from piano balladry to fanciful, pop-tinged concoctions to moody songs with a cinematic flair.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
8 Jan. 2025
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But once they’re discontinued, they’ll only be replaced by whatever Mad Libs concoction of Plus, Premium, Pro, and Pro Max Dell has lined up for them.—
Antonio G. Di Benedetto,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Brainchild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainchild. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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