creative thought

collocation in English

meaningsofcreativeandthought

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creative
adjective
uk
/kriˈeɪ.tɪv/us
/kriˈeɪ.t̬ɪv/
producing or using original and ...
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thought
noun[C or U]
uk
/θɔːt/us
/θɑːt/
the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a ...
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(Definition ofcreativeandthoughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He seems to believe that the human language-faculty by itself is sufficient to explain our disposition to engage increativethought.
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As viewpoints become entrenched,creativethoughtis stifled because the subject is believed to be understood.
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The function of hallucinations : an enquiry into the relationship of auditory hallucinatory experience tocreativethought.
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The larger span of spreading activation may potentially result in greater divergent thinking, which is considered an important component ofcreativethought.
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They state thatcreativethoughtinvolves processes of problem interpretation and reformulation, case and model retrieval, elaboration and adaptation, and evaluation.
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What is more, technology is helpingcreativethoughttowards a total integration of sound and visual aspects.
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Aspiration andcreativethoughtrather than tangible, made products are the ends the middle-class father urges on his son, should the son be required to perform manual labor.
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It is also a resource forcreativethought, a framework for understanding the world, a key to new knowledge and human history, and a source of pleasure and inspiration.
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After all, if not actually creative, reading is certainly a main aid tocreativethought.
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There is nocreativethoughtin regard to it.
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They ought not to be engaged in anything to do with the welfare ofcreativethoughtand the people whose livelihoods depend on it.
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And not only economically encouraged, but encouraged by a climate where initiative, enterprise,creativethoughtand investment can succeed.
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It is a tiny example of the kind of thing which can be achieved withcreativethoughtand imagination.
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It is an alternative tocreativethoughtabout how we could help to develop a more harmonious world security.
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On the contrary, it is bereft of almost anycreativethought.
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What may have started with a singlecreativethoughtis a matter of business, both big and small.
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Should there be a raid against trade unions, against the entire authorship and editorship, and allcreativethoughtin the country?
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Consequently, the use of the dialectic within the text of this particular amendment, "acquire the knowledge or reached the belief" is fully consistent withcreativethought.
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The good name and reputation of a higher education institution as a seat of learning andcreativethoughtare vital to an institution of higher education.
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