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ideates

verb

present tense third-person singular of ideate

as in imagines

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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One imagines Dahl, whose sometimes monstrous characters captured childhood in all its messiness, would be relieved.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
This film—which just made its Canadian debut at TIFF—imagines the Dostoevskys on their honeymoon.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of imagines

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Andersen sees energy storage, which would allow for continual energy supply even when the wind isn’t blowing, as the wind sector’s next big opportunity.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
In her review of the exhibition, critic Aruna D’Souza sees this resemblance as a blind spot in the show’s curation.

— Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of sees

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Rounding out their trio is Hazel (Kennedi Reece), a sweet, naive young woman, completely sheltered by her conservative upbringing but determined to follow her Michelle Obama dreams.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Hashimi talked about having many dreams for women in Afghanistan, dreams for herself and dreams that may take time to be realized.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of dreams

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Roddy Ho is not written as physically fit in Mick Herron’s Slough House books, on which the Apple TV spy show is based — though the character certainly pictures himself that way.

— Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
With nearly every surface painted to her liking, Jordan pictures herself staying in the apartment for a while.

— Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of pictures

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One of them, Wilf (played with a neat balance of boyishness and menace by Charlie Webb), fancies her.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Either way, this is a dangerous way for a team that fancies itself as a perennial contender to annually live.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

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