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 ideating Congressional Republicans are ideating about domestic policy. —
Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026 The data also helps with fresh iterations of a shoe, as well as plays a role in ideating new models, with each predecessor becoming the benchmark for the next one. —Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025 With days spent ideating at Hudson cafés and nights spent jamming around Dessner's Long Pond Studio's kitchen table, Mumford & Sons tapped into the essence of rediscovery while creating Prizefighter. —Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026 The data also helps with fresh iterations of a shoe, as well as plays a role in ideating new models, with each predecessor becoming the benchmark for the next one. —Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025 With days spent ideating at Hudson cafés and nights spent jamming around Dessner's Long Pond Studio's kitchen table, Mumford & Sons tapped into the essence of rediscovery while creating Prizefighter. —Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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Like imagining myself as a character in a novel, for example.— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
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For parents, that also means imagining a different life for their kids.— Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
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But reflection on those few hours of celebration — that wild scramble to enjoy the moment, yet hurry to get everyone ready to go home — left the Dodgers envisioning one of the few things this contemporary dynasty has yet to accomplish.— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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McArn advocated for the contract by saying repeatedly that the district needed help helping itself — envisioning a partnership between the consultants and central office staff to better understand the problem and start implementing solutions.— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Life imitating art By the time Artemis astronauts begin assembling a real foothold at the Moon’s south pole, the blueprint will feel oddly familiar, at least to those sim addicts who have been dreaming of a functional moon colony for decades now.— Alan Bradley, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Logan’s script seems intent on making the case that Michael was simply a big kid, frequently cutting to him leafing through his beloved Peter Pan books, dreaming that Neverland is a real place, adoring animals (not his pets!— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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Witnesses also reported seeing a man matching Willacy's description near Sather's house and driving her vehicle on the day of the murder.— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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For the first time, travelers and anyone driving through LAX will start seeing the People Mover trains traveling regularly above the airport, but for now, no passengers are on board.— Amanda Starrantino, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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The next and crucial step would be conceiving of and setting up power-generating utilities to light buildings and make machines and factories run.— Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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The married couple teamed as creative partners on the unique project with Sagal credited as conceiving the concept and leading it while Sutter is handling the book and staging.— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
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Nevarez practices visualization before every game, standing by herself, bat in hand, visualizing how that day’s pitcher will pitch to her.— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
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Basking in the moonlight and visualizing his success apparently worked, because Kelce has become one of the greatest players in NFL history.— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
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Like many abstract artists before her, Colón, who was born in Canada to a Puerto Rican father and now lives in Los Angeles, is enamored of picturing the world in its most fundamental form, and maybe even evoking something like the universal.— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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Nobody’s picturing the same exact one tiny flower.— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
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