1
as in hatch
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2
as in swarm
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Recent Examples of brood
Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
To them, his bruised, brooding ballads are a repository for all of those deeply intense feelings that blossom in early adulthood: first love, shattering heartbreak, throbbing loneliness, desperate regret, aching nostalgia.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Most recent is the arrival of the Emmy Award-winning Alec Baldwin and his large brood in The Baldwins on TLC.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Verb
On the yacht to the Full Moon Party with Chelsea and Charlotte Le Bon’s Chloe, now temporarily out from under the brooding eye of Gary/Greg (Jon Gries), Saxon bellows his philosophy of life.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
To them, his bruised, brooding ballads are a repository for all of those deeply intense feelings that blossom in early adulthood: first love, shattering heartbreak, throbbing loneliness, desperate regret, aching nostalgia.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Hot on the trail of a new brood of evil Mogwai, our heroes journey deep into the American West, coming up against new supernatural creatures and picking up a few mysterious characters along the way.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Most recent is the arrival of the Emmy Award-winning Alec Baldwin and his large brood in The Baldwins on TLC.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brood
Verb
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Nobody believes the missing couple hatched a plan to vanish and start a new life someplace else.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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Chicago developers continue hatching plans for new apartment towers, and the Chicago Plan Commission has greenlit dozens of new developments, but high interest rates and borrowing costs have temporarily squelched investment.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Part of the reason is biological: sharks tend to grow slowly, reproduce late, and have few offspring, so even moderate fishing pressure can push populations into decline.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Any future Bill Belichick offspring would be younger than his 6 current grandchildren.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Their swarms are so massive they can be seen from space.—
Gabe Castro-Root,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Mar. 2025
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Except for Carmen, who seems to have been encouraged to inhabit her parents’ rather chaotic world, the children are indistinguishable: A great swarm of pandemonium-causing rich children.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The character helped spawn a Prime Video series adaptation last year, which became the number one title globally on the streamer during its first 20 days, per Skydance.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There had to have been about fifty better ways to do this, and the only good thing to come out of this absurd format were the internet memes that spawned from it.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
27 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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Other successes include the establishment of an assurance colony of Chrisangi leaf insects to prevent extinction of the species, along with fawns from Malayan sambar deer, barasinghas and hog deer.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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After all, the filmmaker is Portuguese and there’s a brutal history between his native country and Mozambique, a colony of Portugal until 1975, a country whose official language remains that of its former imperial overseers.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Pour a cup: Bayern Munich currently sits at the top of the Frauen Bundesliga, six points clear of Eintracht Frankfurt.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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After being shunned by the other passengers, June sits on the floor with Nichole as the train hits the end of the line.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The development at 123 S. Latah St. would see the construction of 288 units spread across five buildings with underground parking and a bevy of amenities.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
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The singer and recent Fabletics collaborator wore a sleeveless dress courtesy of Tony Ward for the occasion, with a bevy of lace detailing and embroidery throughout.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brood. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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