ideated

past tense of ideate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ideated Few might have imagined that the touchscreen technology that rules the world of devices today was actually ideated back in the 1960s. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026 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 In the brand’s online shop, each wine listing is accompanied by classic tasting notes and pairing suggestions, but also a brief bio of the vineyard where its grapes were sourced and a story of how the wine was ideated, fermented and blended. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2025 Mariah ideated the video herself, and her team brought in Cass Meyers to direct (Meyers made a cameo in SZA’s 2023 Rolling Stone cover story as her friend and photographer). Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideated
Verb
  • The tools now entering those classrooms are more powerful and far less accountable than anyone writing that legislation could have imagined.
    Masha Pearl, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • The men who signed that document could not have imagined artificial intelligence, quantum computing or cyberspace.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The 2026 Esports World Cup marks the first time that the event has been hosted outside of Saudi Arabia, but Riaydh is still very much envisioned as the home of the event and the Esports Foundation that puts it on each year.
    Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Ptolemy, who had served under Alexander the Great, envisioned a library that would safeguard the sum total of humanity’s knowledge.
    Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Built around a towering sandstone escarpment that rises through the centre of the property, surrounded by a deliciously cold pool, the architecture was conceived in careful negotiation with the landscape.
    Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • To that end, the firm drew inspiration from the shapes of farmland structures and conceived a cluster of interconnected buildings that flow from one to another with a series of hallways.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • She's also dreamed about paying down that future pool by listing it on Swimply.
    Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 3 July 2026
  • Wimbledon has been a tournament that Djokovic has dreamt of his whole life.
    Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • And Russia’s true position – and with it Putin’s dilemma – can be visualized in a split screen of competing perspectives.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Researchers recently visualized a set of images across a spectrum of red, white, and blue hues compiled by the Chandra X-ray Observatory as well as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

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“Ideated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideated. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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