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
While lip is Being Frenshe’s latest iteration of wellness, Jain said Tisdale and the Maesa team are always ideating what could be next.
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Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideating
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The comments were full of playful quips imagining what the pups might get up to behind closed doors.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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DaCosta’s re-imagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play Hedda Gabler shifts the story from 19th-century Norway to 1950s Britain.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ellen wonders, dejected and clearly envisioning her own future.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
26 Sep. 2025
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That preparation can include qualifying potential deal partners, envisioning a game plan to test buyer demand and preparing executive summaries to set the table for negotiations.—
Frank Williamson,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Altman and other top technologists, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and computer science professors Yoshua Bengio and Stuart Russell, have been dreaming of constructing superintelligent systems for decades—as well as fearing them.—
Michael C. Horowitz,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Sep. 2025
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The 25-year-old is also dreaming of something more personal.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
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Several workers have also described seeing a few 20-something, red haired men with a mischievous vibe.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The girl also reported seeing inappropriate images on the screensaver of an iPad at Berrelez’s home.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with The Times, the actress revealed the story behind conceiving Mathilda.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Israeli right has spent decades trying to prevent people from conceiving any alternatives to its ultimate victory.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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Next, leading multimodal AI teams invest in data-centric infrastructure that promotes collaboration and encourages visualizing model performance, not just measuring it.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Caesar would have a tough time visualizing modern encryption algorithms.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Crossing the finish line in 10th and 11th is not how either Tim Van de Velde or Carlos San Martín would have been picturing the men’s 3,000m steeplechase qualifier on Saturday.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Likewise, picturing yourself someday needing help with eating, dressing, or walking is very different from already relying on that help every day.—
Maya Cakmak,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Ideating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideating. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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