ideate
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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
It's always been a little easier for me to ideate "cold-weather meals" when it comes time to use up pantry staples.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2022
I write on my computer, but I ideate in the sketchbook.
From The Verge ● Sep. 7, 2018
A false school of psychology would say that the infant’s brain cannot yet ideate; but that is incorrect language.
From Moral Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence by Charles Coppens
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
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
Does this shifting of the attention involve ideated movements?
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Hugo Münsterberg
His own ideated and rejected project of an illuminated showcart, drawn by a beast of burden, in which two smartly dressed girls were to be seated engaged in writing.
From Ulysses by James Joyce
“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
I think that's what I'm also trying to spend my time ideating.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 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
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