brainstorms 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of brainstorm
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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brainstorms

2 of 2

noun

plural of brainstorm

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Verb
  • The problem starts in the part of the system that handles how a store communicates with other online services.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Things take a turn for the whimsical when, with the help of some lightning — and later, Taffy’s tanning bed — Lisa finds a companion in an undead, Victorian-era Cole Sprouse, a hopeless romantic who communicates exclusively in grunts, and whose devotion to Lisa knows no bounds.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.
    Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, loss of balance and convulsions.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Running back Breece Hall, who reportedly requested a trade himself before the deadline, and edge rusher Jermaine Johnson both took to X to share their thoughts on the situation.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Jim Irsay stood beside his private jet just days after the 2021 season ended and made sure the camera was rolling to capture his thoughts.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Benavidez talks with the women who have more recently shared their stories.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Up to now, talks with the Taliban about the TTP have yielded little for Pakistan, analysts say.
    NPR, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Moments later, the spasms began.
    Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Edwards was questionable ahead of the season opener in Portland with back spasms, but played and scored 41 points against the Blazers.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The inspirations for the Love Connection parody were Miami Vice's Tubbs and Crockett, though Hall acknowledged her most immediate lookalike.
    Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • What were some of your inspirations for the photoshoot?
    James Factora, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The post is now nearing a hundred million views and inspiring paroxysms of millennial self-reckoning.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Many people have framed the rise of Red Shambhala as a direct response to Vril and Agartha, two concepts that have become a fixture of alt-right memes in the last year.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Heading into the playoffs, the Blue Jays rely on these principles not as concepts on paper, but as daily practices that sustain performance under pressure.
    Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Brainstorms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainstorms. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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