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as in brainstorm

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as in seminar

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verb

present participle of brainstorm
as in communicating
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 brainstorming
Noun
This is an excellent day for brainstorming and connecting with people who inspire and support you. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 Some are better at writing, others excel at coding, research, or brainstorming, and comparing them often means copying the same prompt into multiple websites. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 July 2026
Verb
Employees are brainstorming with chatbots instead of colleagues, turning to algorithms for feedback and reporting fewer meaningful conversations. — Carrie Varoquiers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Imagining Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong brainstorming with President Ford and other leaders would have been unthinkable. — John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for brainstorming
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainstorming
  1. ideation
  2. seminar
  3. communicating
  4. creativity
  5. conference
  6. talking
  7. inspiration
  8. symposium
Noun
  • Recipe ideation Every recipe comes from a pitch—that’s industry speak for an idea.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Even as audiences still vigorously debate the film’s ending, Cretton, during an interview with Deadline, teased that the conversation regarding Spider-Man’s future might spin new webs of ideation.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of ideation
Noun
  • Competition is likely to be tough for classes that are perceived as easier, or for small-group seminars where a larger number of students would fall within the cap.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, those hawking self-help books and products and seminars keep making money.
    — Evelyn Skye, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of seminar
Verb
  • Ukrainian prosecutors have said both Zhykovych and Reut were communicating with Berezovska in the months leading up to the attack and made several cryptocurrency payments and bank transfers to her.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The role includes conducting press briefings, communicating administration policies, responding to media inquiries and helping shape public messaging on major issues facing the White House.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of communicating
Noun
  • And it was viewed as a home for the kind of silly human creativity that, these days, is increasingly replaced in our feeds by AI slop.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Early exposure to entrepreneurship, whether through education or the home environment, significantly boosts entrepreneurial intention while building the critical thinking, problem-solving and creativity that leadership requires in any field.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of creativity
Noun
  • The nine-game conference slate is going to hit some SEC teams like a linebacker.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Fucci added at the news conference that the camp does have an annual tree plan.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of conference
Verb
  • The term first went viral thanks to a resurfaced clip of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Yolanda Hadid talking to her then-teenage, now-supermodel daughter, Gigi Hadid.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The victim was conscious, breathing and talking when taken to Community Regional Medical Center.
    — Bob Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of talking
Noun
  • The inspiration for the movie came from the French theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, who believed that the human race was getting ready to come together into a kind of cosmic telepathic hive mind.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Briscoe acknowledges the ironic similarities, from driving the #14 to now owning a team, but asserts his venture stems from personal passion and inspiration from various owners.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspiration
Noun
  • Since then, the company has emerged as a key strategic firm in the country’s ambition to dominate future technology, with its founder Wang Xingxing seated in the front row at President Xi Jinping’s rare symposium with top tech businesses last year.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The symposium was moved from a 400-seat auditorium at the National Gallery to a meeting room at Dumbarton Oaks that seats 80.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of symposium

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