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as in hatch
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as in swarm
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Recent Examples of brood
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The 2013 is a rich, intense, almost brooding wine that begs for hearty stews or (and) pungent mature cheeses.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
The eldest of the Kardashian/Jenner brood shared a carousel of images welcoming in the new month of October, with a questionable lawn display prominently featured outside of her Southern California abode.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The performances are reminiscent of that decade’s brooding Method-ists and screen chameleons — think Pacino, De Niro, Cazale, Streep.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The 2013 is a rich, intense, almost brooding wine that begs for hearty stews or (and) pungent mature cheeses.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
Undoubtedly, this creates some friction between the brood — most notably for matriarch Erica (Kristin Chenoweth).
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
The eldest of the Kardashian/Jenner brood shared a carousel of images welcoming in the new month of October, with a questionable lawn display prominently featured outside of her Southern California abode.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2024
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Players should concentrate on hatching them to have a chance at shiny regional Pokemon such as Bouffalant, Sigilyph and Maractus.Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Grossman, in search of a female member and comedian for the group, soon recruited Travers and Stookey, and Peter, Paul and Mary was hatched.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Dolan’s offspring remain active in media and entertainment, most recently as the backers of the Sphere Entertaiment Co. which has made a splash in Las Vegas with its immersive-experience venue that is expanding into other cities.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 Dec. 2024
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Romano took the opportunity to poke fun at his offspring and how his ranking off them has recently changed.Hannah Sacks, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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The hot liquid rock beneath the crust fuels the geysers, hot springs, and boiling mud pots that attract swarms of tourists to that corner of Wyoming.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Alongside this, earthquake swarms, exceeding 500 per day at times, have signalled magma movement.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The physical structure is designed to prevent the fish from reaching areas of the river more conducive to spawning.Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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The show also spawned multiple specials and movies, as well as popular toys and merchandise.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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Once inside our cells, the viruses can crank out hundreds to thousands of progeny, thus causing an active infection.Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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At the top of the third episode, the Jackal assumes the role of some dead rich person’s brokenhearted progeny, visiting a high-end German funeral home to extract sensitive information from its computer system.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
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Termites bury fellow colony members that have been dead for a while.The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
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In 1948, landscape painter Dale Nichols opened an art school in Tubac, which transformed the area into an artist colony.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The footage shows the determined dog, a female golden doodle, sitting resolutely in a corner of the couch while the man shares the same seat, both unwilling to concede the spot.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Bend your left knee, hinge forward at the hips, and sit your butt back to lower into a lateral lunge.Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 14 Jan. 2025
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We have long been treated like the runt of the litter, distancing ourselves from politics and known for having low voter turnouts.Gil Rebollar, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Expand All Large shards of fiberglass debris litter the bay bottom just outside channel Marker 15 along Cutter Bank at the southern edge of Biscayne Bay — another possible indicator of the moments leading up to a fatal Labor Day weekend boat crash.David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brood. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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