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

There are benefits to being in the same space—like brainstorming in real-time, spontaneous problem-solving, and just reconnecting as a team. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 But is one piece of jewelry reason enough to start brainstorming wedding gifts? —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025 Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter In today’s issue: Trump, Musk ax Johnson’s stopgap Committee will release Gaetz’s ethics report Fed cuts rates by a quarter point EU allies brainstorm Ukraine aid A lot can change in 24 hours. —

Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024 At the end of each week, a weekly review section gives you space for achievements or misses, sales, and subscribers, plus a brainstorming space for the following week. —

Medea Giordano, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for brainstorm