as in communicates
to engage in an exchange of information or ideas
they brainstormed about ways to raise money for their organization
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as in convulsions
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as in thoughts
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Recent Examples of brainstorms
Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
Maybe everyone picks a different resolution, and the group brainstorms how to best help each person achieve it.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainstorms
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This includes addressing the nuanced ways women think about support, developing silhouettes that work across a broad range of skin tones and clarifying how Vivaia communicates its material innovation and ocean-plastic commitments with greater purpose, the company said.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The other is the instruction set architecture, or ISA, which defines the instructions a processor understands and how software communicates with hardware.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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Victoria eventually shared that Romeo had been diagnosed with epilepsy, a condition that causes seizures and convulsions.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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On Tuesday, at a sidewalk light pole near the intersection of Smallman and 11th streets, Mitchell said some type of live electrical current sent Denim into full-body convulsions, acting like he was being tased.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to his brother Don Swayze and [Sean’s] children.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Boise State head coach Leon Rice doesn’t often give much away when talking about his team in public, keeping his harshest thoughts to himself and for the locker room.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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And networks, whether leaders recognize them or not, shape who talks to whom, who shares information, and who gets left out.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ahead, Henson exclusively talks with Entertainment Weekly about competing on The Masked Singer.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Jan. 2026
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This Hong Kong film’s guiding force is So Wa Wai (Chung-Hang Leung), a real athlete whose aspirations were nearly thwarted by cerebral spasms that made even walking difficult.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Jan. 2026
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Dion has continued to battle stiff-person disorder, a rare disease that attacks the nervous system and causes pain and muscle spasms.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Dec. 2025
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What were your inspirations for the show in terms of setting and atmosphere?—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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After the emotional farewell to the hit series, Stranger Things, the actor now appears to be embarking on a new chapter aesthetically as well—and her latest look is becoming one of the most important hairstyle inspirations for 2026.—
Lina-Marie Baatz,
Glamour,
19 Jan. 2026
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The post is now nearing a hundred million views and inspiring paroxysms of millennial self-reckoning.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
13 Aug. 2025
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Gone were the days of elaborate concepts, old-timey characters, and aspirations toward modern classical composition.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
11 Jan. 2026
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The concepts making their debut range from Kwame Onwuachi’s take on Caribbean cuisine in Las Vegas to Francesco Martucci bringing his pizza prowess to fine dining in Miami—and everything in between, encompassing a wide variety of flavors, heritages, and more.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Brainstorms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainstorms. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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