as in creativity
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others
caregivers are trained to watch for signs of depression and suicidal ideation—some patients are likely to put their fantasies to action
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Recent Examples of ideation
Homicidal ideation involves thinking about or considering harming or killing other people.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Lectra empowers design and development teams to move faster and smarter with integrated tools for ideation, pattern making, 2D/3D prototyping and fabric usage optimization.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Card’s mental health spiral led to his hospitalization and left him paranoid, delusional and expressing homicidal ideations, the claim said.
—Holly Ramer, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
The research grant recipients are in the ideation period, which includes identifying secondary sources, following storylines, and building foundational relationships.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Lectra empowers design and development teams to move faster and smarter with integrated tools for ideation, pattern making, 2D/3D prototyping and fabric usage optimization.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Card’s mental health spiral led to his hospitalization and left him paranoid, delusional and expressing homicidal ideations, the claim said.
—Holly Ramer, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
The research grant recipients are in the ideation period, which includes identifying secondary sources, following storylines, and building foundational relationships.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideation
Noun
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But when talking about fashion, creativity has to be the leading force and the most relevant force.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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Presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival is filled with cinematic creativity from award-winning professionals and emerging student filmmakers.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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This view, for me at least, more than anything else connects the dots of our historically informed imagination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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As his imagination grows into vast cities and impossible creatures, fantasy blurs with reality.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Ideation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideation. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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