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Recent Examples of brainstorming
Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
Others of you may have found that your creativity and brainstorming have grown, especially when working in solitude.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
This is also excellent for brainstorming new ideas.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
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Noun
This hybrid layout is wonderfully versatile—perfect for those who like to plan their week while leaving room for notes, brainstorming, or bullet journaling.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
Others of you may have found that your creativity and brainstorming have grown, especially when working in solitude.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
Whatever the reason, Lucy is suddenly eagerly brainstorming ways to help Stephen destroy her life.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
This is also excellent for brainstorming new ideas.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainstorming
Noun
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The event will feature multiple seminar options for attendees to pick from.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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But at VanWineFest, the seminars are where the real magic happens.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Soft-spoken in person, Jefferson was extraordinarily adept at communicating emotion on the page.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Eco effort Sustainability has clearly been considered here—there’s a lack of plastic, and restaurant suppliers are kept local wherever possible—but the hotel could do a better job at communicating its eco credentials to guests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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From early ideation to final polish, AI software now allows solo creators and small teams to attempt projects that once required full crews and large budgets.—
Paul Ratner,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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Still, many of the agentic commerce systems on today’s market require some degree of human intervention and ideation.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The women’s basketball teams at San Diego State (15-3, 9-0) and UC San Diego (13-6, 8-1) face tough mid-week road assignments while sitting on top of their respective conference standings.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some of these are interesting, too, as sort of raw testimony of a conference documenting the state of AI at the beginning of a landmark year.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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As the industry now begins talking seriously about agentic AI, a more independent and decision-capable form of artificial intelligence, the question is no longer whether AI will reshape cars, but how far it should be allowed to go.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Many survivors have been helped by talking things through with a licensed psychotherapist.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Studies have shown that routine use of AI has a deleterious impact on cognition, creativity, recall, and critical thinking.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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His interests reflect both his creativity and his energetic spirit.—
MARE Staff,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The restaurant’s nonprofit, MAD, is also continuing its speaker series here in Los Angeles for symposiums on cooking, sustainability and more.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The company shared interim data from its ongoing 30-patient Sola™ feasibility study at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2025, the world’s leading symposium in interventional cardiovascular medicine, organized by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
17 Jan. 2026
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Not only as a source of inspiration, but as a hinge of divergence in America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The witty horror comedy takes inspiration from Stine's most memorable stories, from a haunted mask to Slappy the Dummy, while also charting its own path as a commentary on the anxieties faced by high schoolers today.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Brainstorming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainstorming. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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