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
And whatever comes next is going to be something that’s already been ideated and connecting with people, because the networks are hedging bets.
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
As a leader, stay focused on the leadership level functions, like independent interpretation, ideating pivots and communicating with stakeholders.
—Jody L. Bickel, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Hosted and ideated by UnitedMasters, Ally Bank, and Earn Your Leisure, the Earn Your Masters finale, held at Freehold, also served as a celebration of Black innovation, entrepreneurship, and women’s sports.
—Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Turns out, giving people space to think and ideate can do more for your company’s bottom line than motivational speeches and all-hands theatrics.
—Cynthia Pong, Jd, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
As a leader, stay focused on the leadership level functions, like independent interpretation, ideating pivots and communicating with stakeholders.
—Jody L. Bickel, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Hosted and ideated by UnitedMasters, Ally Bank, and Earn Your Leisure, the Earn Your Masters finale, held at Freehold, also served as a celebration of Black innovation, entrepreneurship, and women’s sports.
—Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Turns out, giving people space to think and ideate can do more for your company’s bottom line than motivational speeches and all-hands theatrics.
—Cynthia Pong, Jd, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideate
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Might be a little bit harder to imagine jamming with Cyndi Lauper.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
5 May 2025
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How to win $50,000 for your home improvement project Don’t miss out on the chance to turn your home dreams into reality — enter now and start imagining what’s possible!—
GET Creative,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Still, White remains hopeful for revitalization, envisioning Dolton as a tourist destination with the pope’s former home and parish drawing visitors.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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In March, when the annual inflation rate was 2.4%, the Fed anticipated two rate cuts in 2025, down from the four envisioned in September.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
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The bathing events of Wet were conceived as artistic social experiments, not as business prototypes.—
Courtney Wittich,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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It was conceived in partnership with Italian cultural collective Terraforma, founded by Ruggero Pietromarchi.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
9 May 2025
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Back to battle once again for their lives and a giant cash prize, the wordless preview sees contestants facing a series of high-stakes situations, involving guns, fists and an ominous giant gumball machine.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Southern Baptist churches lost more than a quarter-million members nationwide in 2024, the 18th straight year of decline, but saw baptism and attendance numbers rise.—
Frank E. Lockwood,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2025
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Ensure that the company can reliably ingest, prepare, transform and visualize data using familiar cloud data warehouses and Git workflows.—
Ariel Katz,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Researchers are also turning to diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), a type of MRI that is able to visualize white matter.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Ideate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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