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verb

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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noun

plural of brainstorm

as in convulsions

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Recent Examples of brainstorms

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Every year the Bronx Zoo team brainstorms different additions to its offerings, and some of the challenges lie in choosing the right ones. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026 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

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In a way, the use of concealing the identities of the protagonists becomes also part of the kind of how the film communicates the risks involved, right?

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
An internship program is one of the clearest windows into how your company develops talent, communicates expectations and puts its values into practice.

— Andy Watts, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of communicates

Noun

Signs of infection include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, coma, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss and paralysis.

— Esther Launstein, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2026
But in some cases, West Nile can reach the brain and cause extreme headaches, meningitis, tremors, convulsions and paralysis.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of convulsions

Noun

But instead of leaving the rink for an empty condo with only his own thoughts to keep him company, Tavares went to a home — Doug Weight’s, to be exact.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Manhunt also includes video game segments, which take us inside the digital world, where key ideas and thoughts of the main characters form.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of thoughts

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For the final episode of our 2026 season, Mike talks with Adam Erlich Sachs (recipient of a 2026 Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction) about the historical Kantian thicket of Heinrich von Kleist’s Michael Kohlhaas, translated by Michael Hoffman.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Nolte’s expressive eyes and face do a lot of the work in each scene as Alice talks.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of talks

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Richardson was unable to finish the season due to back spasms as the Colts missed the playoffs yet again.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
For some reason, her spasms of agony were never spoken of in the daytime; there was no place for them in the family discourse.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of spasms

Noun

Her inspirations for another recent show included the fashion photographer Deborah Turbeville and the Greek goddess Hecate.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
And the Arverne Pier Theater wore its neoclassical inspirations on its sleeve, complete with Corinthian columns and a half-round pediment.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of inspirations

Noun

Preparing a tax return can trigger paroxysms of stress at the best of times.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Also, stars in this frenzied state aren’t terribly stable; the fusion rate can be tempestuous, and the star undergoes incredibly violent paroxysms.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of paroxysms

Noun

For example, most receivers travel 12 to 14 yards on seven-step concepts, but Jefferson’s stride length can take him farther up the field.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Osteopathic medical education intentionally integrates biomedical, clinical, health systems and biomechanical sciences, and concepts aligned with complexity science into a coherent framework for physician formation.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026

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