ideating

verb

Definition of ideatingnext
present participle of ideate
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 Synonyms for ideating
  1. imagining
  2. dreaming
  3. seeing
  4. visualizing
Verb
  • When relationships end without clarity, the unresolved elements can lead to mental looping—replaying conversations, analyzing arguments or imagining alternative outcomes.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But the desire to break from traditional means of disseminating culture remained, as casual consumers began imagining an alternative to brick-and-mortar shopping and, with it, physical media.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of imagining
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Schwartz is still dreaming.
    Leila Jordan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Powerful storms could fuel travel chaos this week as heavy rains are forecast for the West Coast while in the Central and Eastern states brutal cold and precipitation could snarl traffic but provide smiles for millions dreaming of a white Christmas.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of dreaming
Verb
  • The games have been about playing spoiler in the NFC playoff picture and seeing what on this 2024 roster is transferrable to the future.
    Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Saint Alphonsus is still seeing some sporadic RSV cases and typical COVID cases for this time of year, Kitamura said.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • The study authors thought the results were interesting result because these careers involve visualizing real-world maps.
    Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Data analysts should be adept at working with spreadsheets and coding languages, visualizing and presenting data findings, and, above all, problem-solving, says Gevelber.
    Morgan Smith, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of visualizing
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