Thesaurus results for IDEATING

ideating

verb

present participle of ideate

as in imagining

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 ideating Rhone’s specialty is ideating activewear that seamlessly fills the gap between work and play. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026 Hauber and Jeffs began ideating on their film and TV production company 2023 while Hauber was producing the musical Rock of Ages at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026 Congressional Republicans are ideating about domestic policy. — Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026 With days spent ideating at Hudson cafés and nights spent jamming around Dessner's Long Pond Studio's kitchen table, Mumford & Sons tapped into the essence of rediscovery while creating Prizefighter. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

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Books are now asked to function simultaneously as texts and as lifestyle objects, and designers are now tasked with imagining multiple scales of reach simultaneously, from the bookstore table to the phone screen.

— Madelyn Johnson, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Rehearsing forgiveness, even by just imagining it, builds a self-awareness muscle whose payoff reaches well past any single grievance, at work or anywhere else life hands you one.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of imagining

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The only thing harder than envisioning the end of capitalism is trying to imagine a readable book written by (or attributed to) a contemporary American political figure.

— Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Jiang gradually assembled the property parcel by parcel before envisioning it as a residential community.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 June 2026

Definition of envisioning

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And after a season that has teetered between disappointing and disastrous, maybe dreaming is exactly what this franchise needs.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
That changes what is worth dreaming about, which is perhaps why some of the ideas attracting capital right now seem far-fetched.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of dreaming

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Mead played three different infield positions for the Nationals, seeing time at third base, first base and second base.

— Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026
With softball seeing continued audience growth during the Women’s College World Series, college regular season and now the AUSL, expectations are rising as the sport will make its return to the Olympics at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

— Molly Keshin, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of seeing

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Doctors estimate the odds of conceiving spontaneous identical quadruplets at roughly 1 in 15 million.

— Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 21 July 2026
The best intentions absolutely go out the window, for almost any writer, when faced with the reality of conceiving an entire world; what to include, what to cut, what is absolutely necessary and what can be left in an older draft.

— Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of conceiving

Verb

This graphic posted by a fan on social media does a great job visualizing the wide variety and size of the dragons.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
To help with visualizing a standard pour of wine, five ounces is a little more than a 1/2 cup of liquid.

— Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 27 June 2026

Definition of visualizing

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Where to Eat and Drink The Salt Lick BBQ is likely what many out-of-state visitors imagine when picturing Central Texas-style barbecue—and its backstory is just as flavorful as its brisket.

— Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026
Jones argues that the standard template many people imagine when picturing a dragon—wings, reptilian scales, and sharp teeth—is a kind of composite of humanity’s earliest predators.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

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