as in creek
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
there are tiny fish and frogs in that brook
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as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I will not brook insults from my own employees
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Recent Examples of brook
Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
On July 18, 2019, a Cheshire resident with property abutting Cuff Brook observed dead fish and discolored water with an oily sheen in the brook and smelled a chemical odor similar to lighter fluid, officials said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
Jeff Robbins, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2024
The controversial nature of some of Trump's choices, such as nominating vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, could brook enough opposition even within the GOP to stall out some picks.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
With the torrential rains, the brook quickly swelled to 40 feet wide and 20 feet deep.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
On July 18, 2019, a Cheshire resident with property abutting Cuff Brook observed dead fish and discolored water with an oily sheen in the brook and smelled a chemical odor similar to lighter fluid, officials said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
Former New York Times journalists Bari Weiss, Nellie Bowles and Adam Rubinstein have each described Times editors who demanded Hafez Assad-like obeisance to certain Political Truths Of The Left and who brooked little departure from them.
—Jeff Robbins, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2024
The controversial nature of some of Trump's choices, such as nominating vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, could brook enough opposition even within the GOP to stall out some picks.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brook
Noun
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The Spa The Spa is a collection of treatment tents set along a creek that lends a soundtrack to your massage, facial, or body wrap.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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Or Frank Lloyd Wright, with his long, often low-slung homes of concrete and red tidewater cypress, designed to harmonize with their surroundings (Fallingwater, one of his most famous works, is perched over a creek in a quiet glade outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).—
Nick Remsen,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Read the full Libra Daily Horoscope Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) Sick and tired of tolerating it?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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Despite their native habitat in moist woods and along stream banks, plants tolerate dry soil and drought.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Some breed in running or standing water, while others breed in muddy or swampy locations.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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Carbonaceous chondrites tend to be weaker and more crumbly than other meteorites, so these objects just don’t stand as much of a chance.—
Patrick M. Shober,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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In response to mounting international pressure, Maduro’s administration has sought to project confidence, insisting that Venezuela can endure the latest wave of U.S. economic measures.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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No cause of death was announced, but Finn was described by Playbill as having endured a long illness.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Ja-young not only realizes what’s going on but accepts her grandson’s decision, becoming a reluctant ally in the charade.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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Cash only: The Desert Bar doesn't accept credit or debit cards.—
Tiffany Acosta,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Many guests spend their entire vacation inside the Disney bubble – playing in the parks, staying at Disney hotels, dining at Disney restaurants, taking resort transportation and more.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Every late November and early December, the Anegada Lobster Festival takes the island's year-round lobster love and turns it into an obsession, with local restaurants featuring special dishes and plenty of events making the spiny Anegada lobster the star of the show.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The environmental health center had also handled a variety of other issues like cruise ship outbreak investigations, which are now reeling from significant layoffs.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The bulbs are durable and waterproof, able to handle extreme heat and cold.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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He was born and raised in Spirit Lake in northern Idaho and now lives in Hayden.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Apr. 2025
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But even if the law had not been blocked by the federal court, a birth certificate, which was provided to the Miami Herald, shows Lopez Gomez was born in Grady General Hospital in Cairo, Georgia, in August 2004.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Brook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brook. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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