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as in hatch
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as in swarm
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Recent Examples of brood
Armond White, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025
Hart is a brooding marshal who patrols the strange, enchanted wilds of Tanria.
—Ashley Poston, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 May 2025
Entomologists had another way too to determine that each brood is unique to its own turf.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 May 2025
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Verb
Elordi, this era’s brooding heartthrob, makes a laughably transparent hero for Minahan’s thesis about the shock of homophobia.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025
Hart is a brooding marshal who patrols the strange, enchanted wilds of Tanria.
—Ashley Poston, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Noun
The second largest periodical cicada brood appears every 17 years.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 May 2025
Entomologists had another way too to determine that each brood is unique to its own turf.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brood
Verb
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In 2024, the osprey clutch successfully hatched and the chicks remained in the nest for most of the year.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
12 June 2025
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Then, in the 1990s, British Columbia hatched a plan to bring some of that action north.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Others like Bill Gates, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Guy Fieri aren’t being so generous with their offspring.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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As the school year comes to an end around the country, these famous offspring are celebrating a major milestone.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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People with their dogs swarm to DeLong Lake hoping to stay cool in the record breaking heat in Anchorage, Alaska, on July 5, 2019.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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The police escalated the stop, calling in a swarm of backup officers.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
Verb
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The pond loach can reduce aquatic insect biodiversity and compete with native fish species for food and spawning habitat.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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Scientists have only recently begun to understand more about how planetary phenomena work together to spawn or suppress tropical storms and hurricanes.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Others, who know the Jackie and Shadow's progeny lore, check in and offer prayers in the hope that the eaglets are healthy enough to survive any adverse weather conditions that may pop up.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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When people think of Tiger Woods progeny on the golf course, everyone's minds immediately go to his son, Charlie.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Full to Partial Shade Soil Type: Well Draining, Rich Soil pH: Acidic (5.5 to 6.5) Not as aggressive as its Japanese counterpart, Allegheny spurge is a native, herbaceous perennial groundcover that slowly spreads by rhizomes to form a dense colony.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 June 2025
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Yes,commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence, marking the colonies’ official declaration of separation from Great Britain, is at the heart of the celebration, butit’s also the chow that brings us together.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Fashion has long been known to sit at the intersection of practicality and play.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
19 June 2025
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Tucked into less than an acre at the corner of Trade and Tryon streets, the park sits at the heart of a center city McColl helped shape.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Take your pick from a bevy of award-winning local restaurants, including Nate's on Marsh and Ox + Anchor.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
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Its location at York Avenue and 70th Street is down the block from Weill Cornell Medical Center, which attracts a bevy of hospital employees.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brood. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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