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
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.
—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
That, in turn, attracted folks who were interested in novel libations and helped build a community of industry personnel who ideated on what craft cocktails could be.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
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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.
—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
That, in turn, attracted folks who were interested in novel libations and helped build a community of industry personnel who ideated on what craft cocktails could be.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideate
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Even in the most difficult moments, children still deserve to laugh, imagine and just be kids.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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And our founders always imagined our system would evolve.—
Ana Zamora,
Time,
3 June 2026
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Experts from around the globe are already busy envisioning creative applications for artificial intelligence in space.—
Michael P. Dempsey,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
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This season also brought the Jackals — a group that was envisioned by Wembanyama with hopes of simulating what happens in European soccer matches, with organized chants, drumming and the like throughout the game.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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Spanish photographer and Apartamento Magazine cofounder Nacho Alegre conceived its visual campaign.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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This experimental collaboration between a Guatemalan cellist and an American guitarist was conceived when Fratti, the cellist, praised Orcutt’s work publicly, prompting the latter to get in touch — the two worked on the album mostly in remote sessions.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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Montenegro and Albania are seen as the frontrunners among the Western Balkans, while Ukraine and Moldova are moving closer to opening formal membership talks.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The 29-year-old checked out of the game and was seen limping back to the locker room as the first quarter came to an end.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Black Forest Labs released a video in which Scorsese and FLUX do a working session to show how AI can improve movie storyboarding by efficiently visualizing his concepts for movie scenes in real time.—
David Deal,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
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Their dive into the intersection of science and storytelling ranged from imagining alien worlds to visualizing the future of humanity.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
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“Ideate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideate. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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