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ideate

[ahy-dee-ayt, ahy-dee-ayt, ahy-dee-ayt, ahy-dee-it] / ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi eɪt, ˈaɪ diˌeɪt, aɪˈdi ɪt /




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Maher said he was sculpting to ideate on this new version of the character when he accidentally punched a hole in the figure’s torso.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025

In a similar vein, the "Star Wars" TV extensions suffer from an unwillingness to abandon well-traveled canon and ideate fresh approaches.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2024

Speaking of inspiration, one of the hallmarks of a confident baker is the ability to ideate and then actually bake a new recipe.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2023

I write on my computer, but I ideate in the sketchbook.

From The Verge ● Sep. 7, 2018

Faith as well as reason demands a real relation between idea and ideate.

From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by A. A. (Arthur Aston) Luce

And they were borne aloft on a fluttering flag Monday, the first day of Paris Fashion Week, in the last Off-White show Mr. Abloh ideated before his death.

From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2022

But a vision of the future ideated by a creative agency for a megacorporation was always going to be dreadful.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021

B. ideated the new position and the eye movement occurred automatically.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Hugo Münsterberg

One subject finds the ideated plane farther away than the objective plane; another conceives the two as coinciding.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Hugo Münsterberg

And occasionally the one ideated object was felt to exert an influence over the other.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Hugo Münsterberg

“At Spotify, we are constantly iterating and ideating to improve our product offering and offer value to users,” a company spokesperson wrote in an emailed statement.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

“We’re always, always, always ideating, always brainstorming,” Ali said.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

There is a “sweet spot” to how engaging the activity is and its impact on creative thought: too little, and it is boring; too much, and it leaves little attention for ideating.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023

Sources told Page Six that the cosmetics entrepreneur was “not on the production floor when the pictures and videos were taken” but rather was “simply reviewing colors and ideating on new concepts.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2022

We're still creating, ideating, making, tasting, writing recipes all day every day.

From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2019


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