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as in hatch
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as in swarm
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Recent Examples of brood
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
The five-alarm fire currently stoked by Garrett Graham suggests that what women are really yearning for isn’t a brooding hockey stud with saturnine curls and complicated rage issues but a man who, at his core, seems to like and care about women.
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Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Doing so will bring you closer to your family and brood, which is an important foundation for your growth and development.
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Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Verb
Concern over a bold tower, characterizable as brooding.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
The five-alarm fire currently stoked by Garrett Graham suggests that what women are really yearning for isn’t a brooding hockey stud with saturnine curls and complicated rage issues but a man who, at his core, seems to like and care about women.
—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Noun
Imagine a sprawling family with nine kids, all mourning the death of the most recent addition; the brood, which recently relocated from the big city to the country on a whim, is also feeling trapped in the new house.
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Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Doing so will bring you closer to your family and brood, which is an important foundation for your growth and development.
—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brood
Verb
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One of four piping plover chicks that recently hatched at Montrose Beach has died, the Chicago Piping Plovers conservation organization announced Tuesday.
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These small reptiles typically emerge from underground nests and make their way towards a suitable habitat after hatching.
Noun
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For fruit crops, Pritts explains that offspring are often lower in quality than either parent.
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After the network successfully pulled together a motley crew of Real Housewives offspring and their Manhattan socialite friends last year, the gang is back for a second season in the city.
Noun
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Their strategy focuses on low-cost drone swarms, maximizing pilot effectiveness.
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Every wedding, every cherry blossom season in Japan, every birth, reactor accidents too, swarms of insects, kittens playing with woolen balls, people disfigured by war, palm trees at sunset—five billion photos a day.
Verb
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But that kind of partnership also spawned because of their circumstances both with their alliance and everything that happened afterwards.
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His passing spawned a slew of articles about the secret to extreme longevity.
Noun
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Only in these United States can the progeny of people once portrayed as parasites and invaders side with those making the same argument about the latest batch of newcomers.
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That that fondness would define the very identity of her progeny?
Noun
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At the time, the colonies were still under British rule, making the creation of a national flag a potentially dangerous act.
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Enjoying a meal that might have been served in the colonies hundreds of years ago.
Verb
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He’s been known to blow up legislation, make surprise nominations, rage-post about sitting Republican lawmakers and retaliate by endorsing their primary opponents.
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Nearly a year ago, CBS Colorado reported on the home, which had sat vacant for more than six years while falling into severe disrepair.
Noun
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With their jewel-like seeds, vibrant color and sweet-tart flavor, pomegranates have long been prized around the world.
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The salsa macha is an oily, toasty condiment pasty with peanuts and sesame seeds.
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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brood. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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