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
Congressional Republicans are ideating about domestic policy.
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Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
The data also helps with fresh iterations of a shoe, as well as plays a role in ideating new models, with each predecessor becoming the benchmark for the next one.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
The data also helps with fresh iterations of a shoe, as well as plays a role in ideating new models, with each predecessor becoming the benchmark for the next one.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
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
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Young restaurateur David Foulquier took inspiration from his Persian and French roots when imagining this downtown spot.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Saturday Night Live marked the safe return to Earth of NASA‘s Artemis II crew by imagining one astronaut’s attempt at a sober video message that gets disrupted by his very unserious colleagues.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2026
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But reflection on those few hours of celebration — that wild scramble to enjoy the moment, yet hurry to get everyone ready to go home — left the Dodgers envisioning one of the few things this contemporary dynasty has yet to accomplish.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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McArn advocated for the contract by saying repeatedly that the district needed help helping itself — envisioning a partnership between the consultants and central office staff to better understand the problem and start implementing solutions.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Freyre said he's been dreaming of a liberated Cuba since almost immediately after Castro took over.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Miranda didn’t grow up dreaming of the screen.—
Karla León,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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Public school districts in Texas are almost one school year into the first statewide cellphone ban, and a North Texas school district is seeing positive impacts.—
Lacey Beasley,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Why more Sacramento residents are seeking evaluation As public awareness changes, individuals who were formerly written off as chaotic, fragile, strange or unstable are now seeing those outdated stories from a contemporary perspective.—
Malana VanTyler,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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The next and crucial step would be conceiving of and setting up power-generating utilities to light buildings and make machines and factories run.—
Michael Kilian,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The married couple teamed as creative partners on the unique project with Sagal credited as conceiving the concept and leading it while Sutter is handling the book and staging.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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Nevarez practices visualization before every game, standing by herself, bat in hand, visualizing how that day’s pitcher will pitch to her.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Basking in the moonlight and visualizing his success apparently worked, because Kelce has become one of the greatest players in NFL history.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Like many abstract artists before her, Colón, who was born in Canada to a Puerto Rican father and now lives in Los Angeles, is enamored of picturing the world in its most fundamental form, and maybe even evoking something like the universal.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Nobody’s picturing the same exact one tiny flower.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ideating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideating. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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