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as in hatch
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as in swarm
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Recent Examples of brood
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2024
The quiet, brooding dad who stays stuck in his ways is a trope in many families.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2024
Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
Check out some sweet photos of the mama bear with her brood over the years.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Nov. 2024
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Verb
There’s this whole attitude in India where the directors are just brooding men walking around.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2024
The quiet, brooding dad who stays stuck in his ways is a trope in many families.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2024
Noun
The photos capture moments of resilience, innovation, and natural beauty, including a young emperor penguin's first leap from a cliff, a rare black tiger in India, and a simultaneous emergence of cicada broods in the U.S.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
Check out some sweet photos of the mama bear with her brood over the years.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brood
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With no set wedding date, Ms. Weigel hatched an idea with her mother, Doris Weigel, to surprise Mr. Troughton with a ceremony in Savannah, Ga.Shivani Vora, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The latest jury member reveals a plan was hatched before the reward with Andy.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Now, as the country ponders a return to the 2016-2020 period, when Mathews’ ideological offspring ran riot from Oregon to Washington, DC, his saga is getting marquee billing.Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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The offspring of Lawrence and Murphy began dating in 2021 and were engaged just last month, sharing the romantic moment on social media.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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In a test held in the Gulf of Mexico in 2017, several Warthogs fired at a swarm of invading armed boats, while in September 2023 two Warthogs conducted a combat air patrol in the Gulf of Oman.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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But this week, the company unveiled an attack drone with a 50-mile range, capable of hunting in swarms and destroying armored vehicles.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The juggernaut album has sold 18 million copies, becoming one of the biggest holiday sellers of all time, and spawned an entire cottage industry for Carey: a regular winter tour, books, and videos.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Then, this November, what looked like a trilogy spawned yet another installment, and arguably the best of the bunch.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
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The custom-residential markets of Washington, D.C., Delaware, and Virginia each share in the distinction of being mostly concerned with country- and suburban-specific renovation and restoration, specifically of Colonial and Colonial Revival prototypes and their progeny.Richard Olsen, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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But cyanobacteria have an evolutionary incentive to pass on relevant information to their progeny: Each cell divides into two identical clones, and each of those does as well, ad infinitum.Elizabeth Landau, quantamagazine.org, 11 Oct. 2024
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In recent years, longtime Williamsburg licensee Adelphi Paper Hangings has recreated many of the colony’s original wallpapers, including Everard Damask and Everard Medallion–pieces of which were discovered at Williamsburg’s historic Thomas Everard House, built in 1718.Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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These are then caught by other polyps and are used to fertilize eggs throughout the colony.Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Thornton was sitting at his desk in his small study, surrounded by bookshelves, with a book open before him.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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That was particularly true for wrongdoing involving lawmakers because a majority vote from an eight-member panel of four Democrats and four Republicans — almost exclusively sitting legislators — was required before reports could be released, a system virtually designed to deadlock.Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
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Last December, my young cat Snoopy was only a 2-month-old kitten living with his mama, litter mates and a family who would soon give him up for adoption.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The five other tigers who were tracked in detail (as well as eight more that were not as intensively studied) have produced at least six litters of cubs and made 132 kills of prey that is more appropriate than Chinese goats.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brood. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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