brainstorm 1 of 2

as in to communicate
to engage in an exchange of information or ideas they brainstormed about ways to raise money for their organization

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brainstorm

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noun

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Verb
  • Biden faced criticism for failing to effectively communicate his administration's accomplishments, particularly on issues like inflation.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In some cases, notices of the extended deadline were communicated just hours before people expected to vacate their hotels, Webb said.
    Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Host brainstorming sessions where all ideas are welcomed, no matter how unconventional.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • According to Yoon Ahn, the Ambush designer who collaborated with Osaka and Nike to create the head-turning ensembles, brainstorming began two years ago, not long after Osaka gave birth.
    Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Then, Sabathia arrived in New York before the 2009 season as the jewel of a $423 million offseason, a spasm of Steinbrenner-esque spending that represented the franchise’s desperation to end a nine-year title drought.
    Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Cramps and muscle spasms visit me like Verizon bills.
    John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Foligno understands players can talk to the NHLPA and league about stiffer penalties.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The ordeal worsened her already severe illness, leaving her virtually unable to eat, move, or talk for days after.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Surrealism also bled into literature and fashion, with the most notable fashion house taking inspiration from the movement being Schiaparelli, which famously collaborated with Dalí.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Regardless, the initial television film, along with its sequel and the TV series, provided the inspiration for Chris Carter's The X-Files.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Exposure to larger doses of the gas can cause loss of consciousness, cardiac arrest, possibly leading to death, coma, convulsions, paralysis, respiratory failure, and seizures.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Then there's Willem Dafoe as the eccentric Professor Albin Eberhart von Franz, who is enlisted to treat Ellen during her convulsions.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Few doubted the power of his vision and imagination, though naysayers questioned his logical thread.
    Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Fun fact: Snuffleupagus was a figment of Big Bird's imagination until 1985.1 Cookie Monster Cookie Monster, the bright blue, furry monster, is the ultimate cookie lover.
    Casey Clark, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The king of college football will be back, and soon But Indiana’s CFP inclusion whipped the Big Ten’s detractors into a frenzy, as skeptics within and outside the SEC looked to discount the Hoosiers’ 11-win season because of their strength of schedule.
    Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Look no further than the image of Jey Uso standing on the announcers’ table with Travis Scott and Pat McAfee during his entrance — whipping fans into a frenzy as a drone flew around him and out over the crowd — for a taste of the energy Uso brings to the ring.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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