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
Still, many of the agentic commerce systems on today’s market require some degree of human intervention and ideation.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Dec. 2025
By acquiring LedgerX, CEO Vlad Tenev’s company will gain control of the bet ideation process.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Constructing a float can take four to seven months, not including the time spent on initial design and ideation.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The timeline from ideation to unveiling, took over a year.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Dec. 2025
By acquiring LedgerX, CEO Vlad Tenev’s company will gain control of the bet ideation process.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Constructing a float can take four to seven months, not including the time spent on initial design and ideation.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The timeline from ideation to unveiling, took over a year.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ideation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideation
Noun
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The ability to make something out of nothing may seem uniquely human — a bedrock of creativity that’s led to new kinds of art, music and more.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Baked sliders, a longtime party favorite, are another game day essential that Neidus said offer room for creativity.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Now, for the first time, an experiment hints that an ape in captivity can have an imagination.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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When Luckman arrived in Chicago, the Bears playbook had hundreds of designs from the T Formation, with hundreds of variations in the playbook and seemingly hundreds more in the imagination.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There's also a palpable new seam of imaginativeness among residents.—
Toby Skinner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Nov. 2024
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“Ideation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideation. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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