brainstorm 1 of 2

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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brainstorm

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noun

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Verb
  • Testing policies should remain clearly communicated, consistently applied, and compliant with applicable laws.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Chen ultimately began to communicate with a member of the Navy on social media, the DOJ alleges, and arranged for a tour of the USS Abraham Lincoln in San Diego with the employee.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes a surprise brainstorming get together is highly productive.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Van Allen sees similar value in AI's diagnostic brainstorming, which surfaces possibilities human doctors might miss.
    Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement Advertisement Permethrin is a neurotoxin that targets an insect’s nervous system, triggering muscle spasms, paralysis, and eventually death.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 24 June 2025
  • Rioters across Los Angeles set Waymo cabs ablaze in a spasm of violence over federal immigration enforcement in the West Coast metropolis.
    NR Editors, National Review, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • Here to talk more about this is Tax Notes investigations editor Lauren Loricchio.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Through it all, Thune kept talking to Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a moderate Mainer who blanched at the bill’s Medicaid cuts.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Giuffre’s advocacy for survivors was an inspiration for Willis, who wore a dress with a butterfly pattern that day, a symbol that came to represent freedom for Giuffre.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
  • Oh my gosh, that would be an incredible inspiration.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • For more severe and potentially life-threatening infections, symptoms may include headaches, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
  • Common symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Yes, focus still matters—but not at the expense of imagination.
    Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • What If Neanderthals Lived with Humans? Unlike humans, who are experts in optimization and always looking for ways to further perfect our efficiency, Neanderthals weren’t capable of the same imagination.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • With Bush at the helm, fingers flying up and down the neck of his mandolin, the 73-year-old stirred the crowd into a frenzy.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, Bradley, playing in front of his home crowd, sent the place into a frenzy.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
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“Brainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainstorm. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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