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as in hatch
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as in swarm
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Recent Examples of brood
Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 June 2025
The proud father could be seen sitting next to Carmen and in front of a birthday cake with candles, chiming in as his brood serenaded him.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 June 2025
Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The Jansson rift is captured in her Family painting, a stark portrait of her father and younger brother Per Olov in their military outfits, with the artist in funereal attire brooding over Per Olov’s chess game with youngest brother Lars.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Verb
Kritsky said this year's brood, XIV, will be heavy in some areas.
—Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 June 2025
The proud father could be seen sitting next to Carmen and in front of a birthday cake with candles, chiming in as his brood serenaded him.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
The Caribbean reef octopus pictured here, however, broods just a few hundred large eggs, tucked into a pipe, perhaps a remnant of a shipwreck.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The Jansson rift is captured in her Family painting, a stark portrait of her father and younger brother Per Olov in their military outfits, with the artist in funereal attire brooding over Per Olov’s chess game with youngest brother Lars.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brood
Verb
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Initially light green or pale yellow, the eggs gradually darken to black as they near hatching.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Elaine is somehow incredibly charming while being completely inept at her job, too busy hatching schemes on how to become a YouTube star.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Similar to seahorses, male pipefish give birth to offspring.—
Lauren Liebhaber
July 9,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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That gene is then passed down to offspring at a higher-than-normal rate, gradually reducing the population’s ability to reproduce.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Another way to fight the swarms this summer is to consider skipping a shower or two.—
Lauren KIm,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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Afterward, a swarm of black S.U.V.s ferried guests to the Hotel de Russie for dinner.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
Verb
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The show spawned multiple platinum-selling soundtracks, as well as the headlining Best of Both Worlds Tour, which grossed over $54 million.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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Online culture also spawned the emergence of viral memes in the late 1990s.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Compared to the free air and 50/50 ratio, the progeny exposed to the 30/70 ratio showed a much larger reduction in cranial width and height.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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Though she’s known for her famous progeny, with Matriarch, Tina Knowles has carved out a notable new lane.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Both were in decent shape and differed wildly from the colony cats and other felines who lived outside.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Wild turkeys will also dust bathe in the soft dirt around ant colonies.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
Verb
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Rather than sitting as a borderline postseason contender at the trade deadline, Toronto sits atop the American League and leads the A.L. East by multiple games.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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And the better his offense is, the less reason to sit him.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
Noun
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The news division is, like its counterparts, experimenting with a bevy of concepts to see which ones strike a chord with the younger viewers who use streaming as their primary means of watching video.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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There is a bevy of reasons why a tax return gets delayed.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
10 July 2025
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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brood. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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