1
as in hatch
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2
as in swarm
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Recent Examples of brood
Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
His classical landscapes, brooded over by solitary individuals or small groups, have adorned metal albums, book covers, and dorm-room posters.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
James Mercadante, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Margot’s brood in particular — including her critical and pessimistic mom (Celia Weston) and horny aunt (Leanne Morgan) — get their time to shine.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Even behaviors like brooding over eggs are thought to have originated in theropod dinosaurs, adding another layer to the evolutionary continuum.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
His classical landscapes, brooded over by solitary individuals or small groups, have adorned metal albums, book covers, and dorm-room posters.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
Pitt’s Louis de Pointe du Lac broods about it a whole lot, but there are definitely worse fates, right?
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Margot’s brood in particular — including her critical and pessimistic mom (Celia Weston) and horny aunt (Leanne Morgan) — get their time to shine.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brood
Verb
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Ratcliffe himself hatched the plan for Ineos’ offshoot vehicle business in 2017 at a London bar called The Grenadier that inspired the name of his troubled auto product.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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With money dwindling and no other options to be found, Coop hatches a plan.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s a vast generation gap between immigrants and their Americanized offspring; Indian and Pakistani elders harbor prejudices dating back to partition.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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Excepting Britt Lower’s Helena, who is coded as a child, the offspring of Jame Eagan, the outies have exhausted their arcs.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Taylor Hill and Barbara Palvin made fast friends in the front row, with swarms of photographers snapping the two together.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
6 Mar. 2025
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However, what stood out most was not the iconic monuments but the relentless swarm of locals pushing donkey and camel rides on him.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That already starts to spawn ideas, innovation, some productivity.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The series spawned a Mexico-set spinoff that aired from 2018 to 2021.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Unlike his father in 1883 and his progeny in Yellowstone, Spencer doesn’t care about legacy.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Mar. 2025
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As the progeny of Ernie Isley — a key songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of The Isley Brothers, perhaps the most prolific soul group of all time — Alex Isley knows a thing or two about sensuality and intimacy.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Denmark ruled Greenland as a colony until 1953, when the island achieved greater powers of self-governance.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, its rope nurseries feature 160 ropes with 1,600 coral fragments on their way to growing into new colonies.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Texas Longhorns Texas has been sitting on the bubble for quite a while.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Two years ago, the Dallas Mavericks were fined $750,000 for sitting players in a game, but that had been in a rather clear effort to tank for a better draft pick.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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As bankrupt arts and crafts retailer Joann closes all of its roughly 800 stores nationwide, Pittsburghers won't be left in the lurch, thanks to a bevy of local businesses.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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Over the course of the last few weeks, stylist Ryan Young dressed Brown in a bevy of designer pieces.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brood. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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