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as in hatch
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as in swarm
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Recent Examples of brood
Rob Wieland, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Other recordings of vocal folk music are interspersed in the brooding piece filled with aching pauses, startling trills and echoes.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2024
Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
In the meantime, the company’s first whiskey brand is called True Story, and Henderson’s large brood of six sons are joining him in this endeavor.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
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Verb
The tone can run from the ghoulish glee of Wednesday to the brooding soap opera of The Vampire Diaries.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Other recordings of vocal folk music are interspersed in the brooding piece filled with aching pauses, startling trills and echoes.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2024
Noun
But Combs immediately perked up and flashed a smile upon seeing members of his family in the packed courtroom, including his mother Janice and his brood of children, sons Quincy Brown, Justin and Christian, his daughters Chance and twins Jessie and D’Lila.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
In the meantime, the company’s first whiskey brand is called True Story, and Henderson’s large brood of six sons are joining him in this endeavor.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brood
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Worse, young turtles hatch at night, when predators are scarce.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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In 2009, Zoo Miami successfully hatched its first harpy eagle in captivity.Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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There’s a lot to unpack from this family photo, which prominently features the world’s richest man, standing with the president-elect’s offspring and their partners and their children.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Such food sharing happens between bats who are related – such as mothers and their offspring – but also unrelated individuals.Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Getting things in shipshape The story begins with Mario and Luigi going about their day, when Luigi provokes a swarm of bees.Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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The next swarm is expected to occur in November 2025, Cooke said.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Attendees were soon spotted at the event with their own white ear coverings in solidarity, spawning a wave of jokes on social media.Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Eels Congregate To Breed In The Depths Of The Bermuda Triangle The two most renowned eel species—the American and European eels—have now been seen migrating thousands of miles to spawn in the Sargasso Sea.Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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This specimen offered is an F2 progeny of this original cross.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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Camouflage patterns and rasta colors adorn noticeably giddy attendees of all ages as the iconic musician’s progeny share his music and its timeless message.Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
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The company secured a federal contract to run a colony of 3,500 monkeys on Morgan Island off the coast of South Carolina, also known as Monkey Island.Austin Mullen, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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These are literal trails where ants lay down a pheromone on the path to a food source to attract other ants from their colony.Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
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The drive to be an egalitarian and the drive to be an elite don’t sit easily with each other.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
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Instead, the two friends sit on the couch with beer and uncertain futures as the episode ends.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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This reduces the birth of future litters and helps prevent overcrowding in animal shelters .Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Volunteers may pick up litter along Piney Road or help with trail maintenance and tree removal.Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brood. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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