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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Recent Examples of brainstorm
Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
While experiments like using Claude to draft emails or ChatGPT to brainstorm can yield learning and productivity benefits on an individual or unit level, they are typically unstructured and unmeasured and rarely yield large-scale results.
—Harvard Business Review, 18 Sep. 2025
As the moon and Mercury harmonize, brainstorm ways to promote yourself professionally.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
This transparency not only builds trust but also allows the groups to collectively brainstorm solutions and leverage the opportunities presented by the changing environment.
—Kotter, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Doximity engineers, medical advisors and leaders collaborate multiple times a year to brainstorm new features and improve functionality.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
While experiments like using Claude to draft emails or ChatGPT to brainstorm can yield learning and productivity benefits on an individual or unit level, they are typically unstructured and unmeasured and rarely yield large-scale results.
—Harvard Business Review, 18 Sep. 2025
As the moon and Mercury harmonize, brainstorm ways to promote yourself professionally.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
This transparency not only builds trust but also allows the groups to collectively brainstorm solutions and leverage the opportunities presented by the changing environment.
—Kotter, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainstorm
Verb
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Registration helps animal herd officials communicate with livestock owners about disease outbreaks.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The report also detailed the slow alert process, in which evacuation zones had to be communicated through multiple emergency management departments and personnel before being sent through the notification system.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Enter my mAId of honor, creative brainstorming partner, fashion historian, meteorologist, travel agent and personal assistant: ChatGPT.—
Sarah DeThomasis,
Vogue,
17 Sep. 2025
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That involved two years of brainstorming and coming up with multiple concepts and layouts to create a harmonious vessel designed to travel the world.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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Given the Normans’ brutal treatment of the English and their subsequent expansion across the Mediterranean, there are undeniable parallels between 1066 and later spasms of European expansionism.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The blooms may produce toxic substances that could result in headaches, weakness, shortness of breath, muscle spasms and gastrointestinal illnesses, officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
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The working group held 10 meetings between July and September, and talked to various entities affected or interested.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Home in a comfy chair, holding baby Zakaria, who’s nursing while Mayniel talks.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Don’t burn out chasing every flicker of inspiration.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Petras is gearing up to promote her third album, out soon, and was looking for fashion inspiration.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Common listeriosis symptoms include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms, according to the Cleveland Clinic and the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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For more severe and potentially life-threatening infections, symptoms may include headaches, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This view, for me at least, more than anything else connects the dots of our historically informed imagination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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As his imagination grows into vast cities and impossible creatures, fantasy blurs with reality.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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The cult of Costco Even in a world where supermarkets can stir a frenzy, Costco fans border on the obsessive.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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This shortage was exacerbated during the pandemic home-buying frenzy, when historically low mortgage rates triggered a surge in demand all across the country which brought prices up.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Brainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainstorm. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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