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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 Morgan, who works as a content creator focused on hosting, began ideating this exact wedding weekend before they were even engaged. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideating
  1. imagining
  2. envisioning
  3. dreaming
  4. seeing
  5. conceiving
  6. visualizing
  7. picturing
Verb
  • There are a lot of entry points to it and there's almost a theatrical tradition to it where people keep reinterpreting and re-imagining her story.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Also in Toronto, Anton Corbijn’s A Talent for Murder pulls a similar trick, re-imagining the late Patricia Highsmith as a scheming host played by Helen Mirren.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of imagining
Verb
  • The exterior might have many fans envisioning the famous taxi cab pulling up to the house, as depicted in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‘s opening credits.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Olmsted Brothers completed plans for it in 1906, envisioning its broad landscaped median as an extension of Baltimore’s park system connecting major green spaces.
    — Lawrence Bell, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of envisioning
Verb
  • Connington has spent years dreaming about a field where England’s best players have performed.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Critical to healthy brain functioning is a dreaming state of unconsciousness called Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep.
    — Mike McRae September 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreaming
Verb
  • While Germany is again seeing moderate growth, the labor market deteriorated last year.
    — Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Since no one reported seeing any suspicious individuals entering or leaving the Borden property that morning, police were led to believe the killer must have already been inside the home.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • Plaintiffs sought information identifying people involved in conceiving, creating, and carrying out the fund.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • One of the themes is parenthood and a way of conceiving motherhood and parental love as control and ambition that is projected onto one’s children.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of conceiving
Verb
  • His mind ran the perimeter of the room, visualizing the window, door, walls, and photos.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Children who learn visually may have a strong sense of spatial awareness and tend to be good at visualizing information or concepts.
    — Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of visualizing
Verb
  • Try distancing yourself and vividly picturing someone else's perspective.
    — Marisa G. Franco, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • After years spent teasing a legally impossible third term, Trump is now describing life after January 2029, picturing himself at home as a successor claims credit.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of picturing

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“Ideating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideating. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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