Thesaurus results for IDEATES

ideates

verb

present tense third-person singular of ideate

as in imagines

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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Rooms With the Hanoi Opera House just steps away, each of Capella Hanoi's 47 rooms and suites imagines the private quarters of an opera legend.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Swift appears as a spectral figure trying to warn Johnson that, based on her own experience, her rich husband has more sinister intentions than his current bride imagines.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

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Martin envisions new housing projects along with restaurants as a part of reviving Main, where blight and neglect were steadily gaining ground until former Mayor Mike Walsh began a revitalization drive.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
The tech giant envisions a network of people’s personal AI agents interacting with businesses’ AI agents instead of navigating through a website.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of envisions

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Future quantum applications The team sees potential applications in electronics that consume less power and switch states rapidly.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
What the Collective[i] network sees says the answer is faster than almost anyone expects.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of sees

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But there is still hope in a season with 13 games left and Super Bowl dreams flickering.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Rounding out their trio is Hazel (Kennedi Reece), a sweet, naive young woman, completely sheltered by her conservative upbringing but determined to follow her Michelle Obama dreams.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of dreams

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Roddy Ho is not written as physically fit in Mick Herron’s Slough House books, on which the Apple TV spy show is based — though the character certainly pictures himself that way.

— Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
With nearly every surface painted to her liking, Jordan pictures herself staying in the apartment for a while.

— Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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The Base-01 features an inflatable exo-frame holding up a weatherproof skin to serve as a transportable, fast-pitching sun shelter, mobile garage, mission control center, and roomy hostel for you and up to nine of your closest friends and allies.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
The property features only three suites and can be rented out as a family or friend holiday house.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

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