Thesaurus results for IDEATED

ideated

verb

past tense of ideate

as in imagined

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 ideated Few might have imagined that the touchscreen technology that rules the world of devices today was actually ideated back in the 1960s. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026 That, in turn, attracted folks who were interested in novel libations and helped build a community of industry personnel who ideated on what craft cocktails could be. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025 In the brand’s online shop, each wine listing is accompanied by classic tasting notes and pairing suggestions, but also a brief bio of the vineyard where its grapes were sourced and a story of how the wine was ideated, fermented and blended. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2025 Mariah ideated the video herself, and her team brought in Cass Meyers to direct (Meyers made a cameo in SZA’s 2023 Rolling Stone cover story as her friend and photographer). — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025

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The sense that a resume goes straight into a black box isn’t imagined – applications per job have more than doubled since 2022, and the average company now has 56% fewer recruiters to review them.

— Owen Humphries, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Diego ended up being far more involved in the delivery than either of them ever imagined.

— Robbie Owens, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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His loneliness is somewhat mitigated by the other sentient AIs he’s uploaded to his mindspace, envisioned by creator Terry Matalas (Syfy’s 12 Monkeys) as a big white house on a purposefully digital green lawn.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Another personal detail of the partnership, meanwhile, is how the duo envisioned these new travel bags being worn.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of envisioned

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Fraser’s sculptures at the Whitney realize, in three dimensions, the sacrifice that de Monteflores’s paintings had visualized decades earlier.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
And Russia’s true position – and with it Putin’s dilemma – can be visualized in a split screen of competing perspectives.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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