brainstorm 1 of 2

as in to communicate
to engage in an exchange of information or ideas they brainstormed about ways to raise money for their organization

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brainstorm

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noun

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Verb
  • Communication Style Traditional leaders communicate top down, often in a formal or somewhat guarded tone.
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The scale of the problem was communicated by the BFI’s AI in the Screen Sector: Perspectives and Paths Forward, which said more than 130,000 film and TV scripts have been used to train AI models.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Make Video Your Default Communication Method Use video conferencing for important conversations, brainstorming and complex discussions.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • For Cole, meetings are a constant brainstorming session on how to keep fans engaged and interacting.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Hence, the spasms of anticipatory body language in the stands before the 25-year-old guard sank the dagger: This is just what this team does.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
  • When Herod enters, the music lurches between saccharine waltz episodes and spasms of Expressionistic anarchy—a fracturing of the lingua franca.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • This is a poor day to talk to parents, bosses, authority figures and the police about anything important.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
  • Barnard spoke Friday at a hearing of Democratic members of Congress and said some family members of the men had been able to talk to them Thursday.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Ali told Newsweek where the inspiration behind the post came from.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
  • Frank Sinatra, whom Danza knew and worked with, is clearly the inspiration for the show, and the passion Danza has for his hero is contagious.
    Robin Raven, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Listeriosis can result in fever, muscle aches, headaches, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
  • About 1 in 1,000 also suffers swelling of the brain called encephalitis, which can lead to convulsions, deafness or intellectual disability.
    Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Environment builders go beyond the production of discreet, individual objects–like paintings or sculptures–to create entire worlds of imagination taking over their surroundings.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • As per Forbes, at least a dozen oarfish washed up onto Japan's coastline in the year before the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami, which brought the deep-sea creatures back to the forefront of the imagination.
    Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The shot sent Fenway Park into a frenzy and left the Yankees ruminating over a few calls that didn’t go their way in the top of the frame.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
  • For now, two trends in the market have emerged to keep the rental prices at a stable level: slowed rental demand and a recent construction frenzy.
    Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 12 June 2025
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“Brainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainstorm. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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