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
To ideate her brand’s next chapter, Huda Kattan is going back to her roots.
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James Manso, WWD, 13 Aug. 2024
Those willing to participate and evolve with consumers are seeing opportunities to ideate and create in ways that highlight both the consumers’ interest and the creator’s message.
—Partner Content, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
While sitting at his Chicago home, Spencer tells me the album was ideated four years ago and took about a year to complete.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
This partnership is a full circle moment for the Native Son movement since 2016 as the organization was ideated from Baldwin’s writings.
—Essence, 9 Aug. 2024
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James Manso, WWD, 13 Aug. 2024
Those willing to participate and evolve with consumers are seeing opportunities to ideate and create in ways that highlight both the consumers’ interest and the creator’s message.
—Partner Content, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
While sitting at his Chicago home, Spencer tells me the album was ideated four years ago and took about a year to complete.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
This partnership is a full circle moment for the Native Son movement since 2016 as the organization was ideated from Baldwin’s writings.
—Essence, 9 Aug. 2024
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Just imagine how much better things will get when their twins arrive!Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Across eleven offerings, a swirl of photographs mined from the internet and transferred onto wood panels, Norsworthy offers the kind of narratives most movies refuse to consider, let alone imagine.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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The property was once envisioned as the site of a high school but now sits vacant.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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One of their disputes was reportedly related to Horizon: An American Saga, a film envisioned by Costner as a four-part series.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Electoral College was conceived of and adopted at the 1787 Constitutional Convention.Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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Courtney Deady and her husband have been trying to conceive a baby for nearly 10 years.Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Instead Trump swept the swing states, won the popular vote and saw Republicans secure control of both houses of Congress.Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
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There were moments of vulnerability never seen from him before.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Smart Operations Location intelligence can allow enterprises to visualize the location of assets, monitor infrastructure in real time, and automate processes.Narendra Babu Vattem, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Newsweek has visualized Stein's potential impact in maps and charts.Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Ideate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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