as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
the psychotic would repeatedly ideate the act of committing murder, and eventually he came to believe his own delusions
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Recent Examples of ideate
Given the influx of questions received, when ideating the line Holloway began researching the category and was disappointed to find very little, and what was available wasn’t design- or education-driven.
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Emily Burns, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
Backgrounds, storyboards, or outlines generated by AI leave the thinking and ideating to you.
—Mary Meehan, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Ludwig Göransson, the Academy Award-winning composer and Proximity co-founder, was ideating the film’s music before the screenplay was done.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
This experience led Haspel to ideate and develop a personal protection tool combining multiple safety features in an easy to use device.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Emily Burns, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
Backgrounds, storyboards, or outlines generated by AI leave the thinking and ideating to you.
—Mary Meehan, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Ludwig Göransson, the Academy Award-winning composer and Proximity co-founder, was ideating the film’s music before the screenplay was done.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
This experience led Haspel to ideate and develop a personal protection tool combining multiple safety features in an easy to use device.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideate
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Even though no one ever could have imagined it at the time, the Yankees weren’t going to win Torre one more Series, weren’t even going to make it back there even after having led three games to none.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Our nation has morphed far beyond the republic that the founders initially imagined.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
4 July 2025
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ADUs continue to spark council debate However, Housing Element envisions more extra housing units, known as accessory dwelling units, on single-family home sites.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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Then-County Commissioner Tom Moser envisioned designating point people at each camp who would monitor a website and alert camp counselors and attendees if evacuation was needed.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Originally conceived as a bolero, the song has been recorded with a completely new musical arrangement and previously unreleased vocals recorded before his passing in 2016, according to a press release from record label Virgin Music Group.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
11 July 2025
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The Pink Noise Foundation auction was conceived by Mighty Hoopla founder Glyn Fussell and MOCO Museum’s Katy Richfield.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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What areas in Texas have flooded? Can't see our graphics?—
George Petras,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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The third edition of this category sees four out of five honorees return, mainly owing to their outstanding portfolios and strength of service.—
Sarah Bruning,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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When evaluating dysphonia, otolaryngologists place a flexible tube attached to a tiny camera through a person's nose or mouth—called a fiberoptic scope—to visualize the larynx and vocal cords.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
5 July 2025
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Images courtesy of the researchers Researchers have developed a way to use high-frequency electromagnetic waves to visualize objects that are hidden from view – such as a tool in a pile of junk or a vase in a cardboard box – with much greater accuracy than before.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
4 July 2025
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“Ideate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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