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Recent Examples of broods
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
Veteran model Eva Herzigova is pictured in a sculptural skirt suit, while Liu Wen broods in a puffy leather bomber jacket.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broods
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But reading the profile of Mohamad Eisa and Yolka Gessen left me with a kind of dread, the kind that comes when a spin-off from a hit show spawns a spin-off of its own, promising/threatening hundreds of new hours of content to keep up with.—
Jessa Crispin,
Air Mail,
24 Jan. 2026
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At the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Nadella sat for a conversation with the Forum’s interim co-chair, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, explaining that if AI growth spawns solely from investment, then that could be signs of a bubble.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Conor O’Neill Brighton & Hove Albion Alex Jimenez Unfortunately, Bournemouth already have Brighton’s ideal signing in their clutches.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Bradley is desperate to escape his keeper's clutches.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Routine maintenance and upgrades to the grid were already causing households nationwide to experience sticker shock on their monthly bills.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Many households are struggling under the weight of high utility bills, and policymakers should closely examine every factor contributing to those costs.—
Carol Platt Liebau,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In desperation, Yoo hatches a chilling yet darkly logical plan.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the holiday rom-com, a single mother (Alexandra Breckenridge) hatches a scheme to dress up as an old man and get a job at an upscale ski resort to snag her daughter discount snowboard lessons.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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These are clusters of four to five fresh, naked ginger pieces, so they don’t get dried out, and are usually exactly how much a recipe calls for, between 1 and 2 tablespoons.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Feb. 2026
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Its medium-large, 26- to 40-petal-count, salmon-pink blooms with a pink reverse are held in large clusters.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Patton said the treaty sits below Australia's alliance with the United States and its security agreement with Papua New Guinea, and is unlikely to clarify whether Indonesia would come to Australia's defense in the event of a regional conflict.—
NINIEK KARMINI,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Robinson, nicknamed The Admiral for his stint in the Navy, often sits courtside at games and has spoken with Castle at the practice facility in the past.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Bodies were found throughout the building, some stacked on top of one another, with swarms of bugs and decomposition fluid covering the floors, investigators said.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Bodies were found throughout the building, some stacked on top of each other, with swarms of bugs and decomposition fluid covering the floors, investigators said.—
Maria Braganini,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There was blood spatter on her front stoop, and the blood turned out to be hers.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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The social media star, who studied biomedical engineering, also gleefully unveiled the math behind an ocean of synthetic blood — two pumps running for eight hours at 190 gallons per minute.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Broods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broods. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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