brainstorm

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verb

brain·storm ˈbrān-ˌstȯrm

brainstormed; brainstorming; brainstorms

: to try to solve a problem or come up with new ideas by having a discussion that includes all members of a group : to discuss a problem or issue and suggest solutions and ideas

Students from Paris, Milan, Tokyo, and New York were invited to the Cambridge campus to brainstorm with MIT students on the marriage of couture and computer.—

Elizabeth Thrasher

Engineers are only beginning to brainstorm possible reasons that Polar Lander might have kept silent.—

Sharon Begley

noun

plural brainstorms

: a sudden bright idea

Another French immigrant to the Quaker City, Eugene Roussel, had a brainstorm that raised the curtain on a new era in the history of carbonated beverages.—

David M. Schwartz

: the act of brainstorming : a group discussion for the purpose of solving a problem or coming up with new ideas

Once the brainstorms are done, however, everyone needs to get their individual pieces of the creative puzzle done as effectively and efficiently as possible.—

Denise Blasevick

: a harebrained idea

The layout looks as though it is the brainstorm of the art director of a struggling new advertising agency after a three-martini lunch.—

Sloan Wilson

British, informal : a temporary state of confusion : a period of unclear thinking

… Smith's rise was interrupted by a brainstorm, a failure of logic, a loss of bearings that will now stay with him for the rest of his life.—

Paul Hayward

dated : a violent transient fit of insanity

Examples of brainstorm in a Sentence

Verb they brainstormed about ways to raise money for their organization Her latest brainstorm is to convert the garage into an apartment.

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Verb

Her sister Sonal’s (Anoushka Chadha) wedding also looms, and her sister brainstorms the idea to set Pia up on several blind dates, the winner of whom will accompany Pia as a guest to her sister’s wedding. —

Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025 But aside from the individual impact on influencers now forced to brainstorm their next moves on other platforms, there’s growing concern about how small businesses could be hit from the ban, too. —

Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025 The siblings spent months brainstorming potential proposal plans. —

Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025 Nagy — the Chiefs quarterbacks coach in 2022 — arrived at training camp that year ready to experiment with all sorts of new plays the Chiefs had brainstormed during the offseason. —

Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for brainstorm