as in to imagine
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 ideate
The key is to shift between the roles of artist and operator with fluency—knowing when to ideate and when to deliver.
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Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Given the influx of questions received, when ideating the line Holloway began researching the category and was disappointed to find very little, and what was available wasn’t design- or education-driven.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
Backgrounds, storyboards, or outlines generated by AI leave the thinking and ideating to you.
—Mary Meehan, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Ludwig Göransson, the Academy Award-winning composer and Proximity co-founder, was ideating the film’s music before the screenplay was done.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
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Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Given the influx of questions received, when ideating the line Holloway began researching the category and was disappointed to find very little, and what was available wasn’t design- or education-driven.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
Backgrounds, storyboards, or outlines generated by AI leave the thinking and ideating to you.
—Mary Meehan, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Ludwig Göransson, the Academy Award-winning composer and Proximity co-founder, was ideating the film’s music before the screenplay was done.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideate
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Now imagine tasking one as the first to capture the chaos, confusion and total lack of kayfabe backstage.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
29 July 2025
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Nicole, still thinking of her own mother, could not imagine losing both parents at the same time.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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The study illustrates this by contrasting two knowledge workers’ post-career lives—one who proactively envisioned a fulfilling retirement found happiness quickly, while the other became isolated and unhappy.—
Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Instead, the Bears envision an offense with one of the best tight end duos in the NFL.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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That was Scorsese’s first politically pointed movie, conceived during Covid’s national insecurity.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 July 2025
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Matt Shakman delivers the goods with an emphasis on character and story while still providing the most gorgeous visuals ever conceived for a MCU film.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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At Holland State Park, which is run by the state and hasn’t seen lifeguards in three decades, there’s talk among Park Township officials of implementing a lifeguard pilot program.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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Friday, July 25 8 p.m. ET: Great White Reign of Terror - In South Africa, two people are killed by great whites near the eastern cape, an area that hasn’t seen an attack in decades.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Their Spotify bio confirms that the group is a synthetic music project, guided by human creative direction but composed, voiced, and visualized using AI.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 July 2025
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Those simulations—many developed two decades ago—have taken on new life in the series, contextualizing the levee breaches and helping viewers visualize the scale of the flood.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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“Ideate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideate. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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