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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
Holliday is brainstorming ways to hopefully reverse the trend. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 The team’s entire front office was fired in 1978, and Rasmussen soon turned his attention to brainstorming with his son on the creation of sports on cable TV with the help of a $9,000 credit card advance. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 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
  • Centric Software said in a statement that Staud has already gone live with Centric PLM, a product lifecycle management platform which optimizes product execution from ideation to development, sourcing and manufacture.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This transforms message mapping and story ideation, letting brand communicators quickly turn fragmented inputs into a cohesive external narrative.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of ideation
Noun
  • The organization hosts conferences, seminars and a mentoring program to help educators promote into leadership roles.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Anti-Defimation League (ADL) research has found a pattern of students being asked to speak on behalf of Israel or the Jewish community, effectively positioning them as representatives of a government rather than students in a seminar.
    — Jonathan Greenblatt, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of seminar
Verb
  • Human review remains essential, particularly when communicating with prospective investors.
    — Ramesh Tambe, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The project also aims to conduct its first operation combining robots and drones within its first year, with the different systems communicating through software and algorithms.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of communicating
Noun
  • The Aries Full Moon activates your playful 5th house, bringing creativity, romance, self-expression, or a personal passion into sharper focus.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In their writing, Alicia and Luci bring a marketer’s eye and a business owner’s perspective to entrepreneurship, creativity, and building a life on your own terms.
    — Alicia Sanchez, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of creativity
Noun
  • OpenAI is holding its annual DevDay developer conference on Tuesday, where the artificial intelligence company is expected to showcase a flurry of new products and features.
    — Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • At the conference, participants could finally participate in that conversation.
    — Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of conference
Verb
  • The time that sales reps used to spend talking to customers is now used to update systems.
    — Kylie Fuentes, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • She was elected and spent last year talking to university administrators and Greek life representatives to try to advocate for more transparency.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of talking
Noun
  • Conveniently, a studio was nearby, and inspiration struck the trio.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of traditional pastry cream, Gold Bunny draws inspiration from Asian flavors, like black sesame cream and taro coconut.
    — Lia Picard, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of inspiration
Noun
  • For The Times) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s statement to distance the university from a law school symposium on 9/11 has promoted growing faculty backlash over academic freedom.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Those reading the tea leaves even focused on how Warsh kicked off his speech at the economic policy symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of symposium

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