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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Verb
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Senior Indian and Pakistani military officials have also reportedly communicated via hotline, suggesting that channels of communication are open.—
Michael Kugelman,
Time,
3 May 2025 -
However, the two stars barely interact on screen in that film due to the story's central conceit — two residents of the same house communicate across time periods using a magic mailbox.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Some days will be filled with creative brainstorming, others with management tasks, and still others with growth work that lays the foundation for your future success.—
Nicole Lipkin,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Choosing the best travel destination for your family can take some brainstorming.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But who could obtain such a note within hours of waking up with the flu or a back spasm?—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Ethan Salas remains sidelined with back spasms.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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At private dinners throughout Rome and at formal gatherings of hundreds of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has certainly already begun.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Some professors didn’t understand how to talk with audiences and were criticized for their monotone deliveries.—
Josh Shepperd,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
Noun
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For inspiration, the cardinals can look at the sweeping frescoes from renowned Renaissance artists.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The cut takes inspiration from shaggy '70s and ’90s haircuts, but celebrities like Sydney Sweeney and Kaia Gerber have brought the style back into the spotlight.—
Liv Holland,
Allure,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This can lead to convulsions and leave the child deaf or with intellectual disability.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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Israel, which occupies huge swathes of southern Syria, will promote endless civil war for its own interests, keeping Syria in convulsions indefinitely.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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From her Imagination Library (over 200 million books given to children since 1999) to her beloved Pigeon Forge theme park, Dollywood, the Queen of Tennessee invites everyone into her colorful world of music and imagination.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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This month, Netflix delivers a lineup that blends cultural impact, classic storytelling, and bold new voices—each offering a different lens into Black life, legacy, and imagination.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
1 May 2025
Noun
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The contrast between the stillness of figures in the tie cockpit and the frenzy of Mon’s movement on the dance floor also emphasizes the emotional toll of the rebellion.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
25 Apr. 2025
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Gold prices just surged past $3,500 an ounce for the first time, with a perfect storm of stock market volatility, Fed policies, Trump’s tariffs, and trade war concerns sending the precious metal into a frenzy.—
Quartz Staff,
Quartz,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Brainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainstorm. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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