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
Few might have imagined that the touchscreen technology that rules the world of devices today was actually ideated back in the 1960s.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
Congressional Republicans are ideating about domestic policy.
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Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
30 Jan. 2026
Fresh Takes on Archive Classics Creative directors often head to the archives upon their appointment at a new house to ideate new design codes that will mark their tenure, yet there can be a reluctance to mess with the classics too much.
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Alice Cary,
Vogue,
16 Dec. 2025
Designers can use generative tools to ideate faster, transforming sketches or text prompts into photorealistic garment concepts.
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Sj Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Dec. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
Congressional Republicans are ideating about domestic policy.
—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
30 Jan. 2026
Fresh Takes on Archive Classics Creative directors often head to the archives upon their appointment at a new house to ideate new design codes that will mark their tenure, yet there can be a reluctance to mess with the classics too much.
—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
16 Dec. 2025
Designers can use generative tools to ideate faster, transforming sketches or text prompts into photorealistic garment concepts.
—
Sj Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideate
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The show’s dramatic romance and journey of self-growth seems to fit in line with something Austen would’ve imagined for her characters.
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Surprisingly, buyers' favorite colors this year go beyond plain white, with certain hues helping rooms feel larger, calmer, and easier to imagine living in.
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The lineup finally looks like what the team envisioned coming into the season, now that Lindor and Soto are both healthy.
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After hearing friends’ experiences and recognizing her own lingering fear, Bounds began envisioning a prevention product with herself — and women like her — in mind.
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Some of this was likely circumstantial — seasons three and four were reportedly conceived as a single unit before being split — but whatever the reason, the resulting episodes frequently felt padded, a frustration exacerbated by the show’s ballooning celebrity cameos.
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Accommodations include four guest cabins, including a full-beam owner’s suite, alongside generous social areas conceived around conviviality and everyday life on board.
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While many people were surprised to see the warning pop up on their phones, especially those living hundreds of miles from the epicenter, officials say the ShakeAlert system is designed to err on the side of caution.
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She was last seen wearing a black shirt and shorts, police said.
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The Explorer integrates and visualizes data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other government agencies and local weather stations.
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The studio acts as an intellectual bridge, using advanced rendering, motion graphics and rapid prototyping to visualize how content interacts with scale and materiality, Monday said, adding that design, therefore, no longer happens in isolation.
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“Ideate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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