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as in hatch
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as in swarm
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Recent Examples of brood
Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Some scholars say one brooding figure is Michelangelo.
—Martha Teichner, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 May 2026
The females typically lay two eggs per nest and have been observed maintaining two nests at once: one for newer-hatched young and another for a second brood of eggs.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Verb
The heavy, brooding lyrics are gone in these examples, and in their place is a 23-year-old man finding peace within himself again.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Some scholars say one brooding figure is Michelangelo.
—Martha Teichner, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
And speaking of new arrivals, Monty and Hartley — the current resident peregrine falcons who roost at the top floor of San Jose City Hall — welcomed a brood of four eyases (that’s falcon chicks for the non-bird folk) around April 21.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 May 2026
The females typically lay two eggs per nest and have been observed maintaining two nests at once: one for newer-hatched young and another for a second brood of eggs.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brood
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Therefore, the rootworms that would have hatched could damage more than 2,000 acres of corn – if bats weren’t around to eat the cucumber beetles first.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Salmonflies will still hatch at higher flows, but this tends to spread out the fish more and makes wading more difficult.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Its offspring included Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx, who goes on to produce Ker (destruction), Thanatos (death), and Oizys (pain), among many others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Five of the pair's offspring are also at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Zoo Atlanta said.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Numerous black dots, later identified as a swarm of bees, were spotted on the White House near the press corps’ Pebble Beach media area on the North Lawn.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Light shapes living swarms Unlike synthetic microrobots that often rely on magnets or sound waves, the new system uses the algae’s natural light-sensitive behavior.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Those hiccups, and a profusion of other stock alternatives, have spawned talk that the 60/40 rule is dead.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Great hordes of prehistoric-looking horseshoe crabs also are coming in to spawn.—
Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Auerbach recently heard George Thorogood’s debut with the Destroyers for the first time, an ironic biographical note, as his own band is Thorogood’s spiritual and stylistic progeny.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
7 May 2026
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Rhode is a celebrity brand, yes—Bieber is the progeny of the Baldwins (daughter of Stephen, niece of Alec), the wife of a generation-defining pop star, a model, and a powerful influencer.—
Lucy Feldman,
Time,
6 May 2026
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The filmmaker’s research into viral colonies and group organisms revealed a fascinating parallel to human society.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Dad had a big map in his office in the public health wing of the hospital with colored pins, which showed where all the biggest rat colonies were in each neighborhood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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From his elevated seat on the witness stand, Fuhrman sat silent as Simpson’s defense team peppered him with question after question.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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On the reverse side were the locations of the seventy-two teams that make up the first three divisions of the National League System, which sits below the English Football League.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Falguni Shane Peacock’s Ashen Roses Collection made its runway debut during Lakmē Fashion Week in April 2025, curated with a bevy of sparkling designs throughout.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
17 May 2026
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Dix Park has a bevy of other adventures beyond troll-hunting.—
Kristy Tolley,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brood. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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