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brood 1 of 2

verb

Definition of broodnext
as in to hatch
to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop don't disturb the hen while she's brooding

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brood

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noun

1
as in hatch

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as in swarm

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Recent Examples of brood
Verb
Unlike some smaller dinosaur species and birds today, paleontologists are pretty certain titanosaurs did not brood their own eggs. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 The young actor can brood with the best of them, an element that some movies have made great use of (Frankenstein) and others have maybe leaned too heavily on (Wuthering Heights). — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
Beneath Lamb’s unkempt appearance, crude manners, noxious flatulence, and stinging remarks lies one of the sharpest minds in MI5 and a man fiercely protective of his brood of misfits. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026 From water sports to biking to geocaching to shopping, there’s a plethora of activities for everyone in your brood. — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brood
  1. hatch
  2. offspring
  3. swarm
  4. spawn
  5. progeny
  6. colony
  7. sit
  8. seed
Verb
  • At least some of the time, Hawthorne really was warming the little speckled eggs from which his masterworks would hatch.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • While the folklore may be fun to talk about, the width of their bands are determined by hatching conditions, genetics and behavior of a brood, among other things, experts say.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of hatch
Noun
  • Chinese officials, White House senior staff, Cabinet members, Trump offspring, congressional GOP leaders and several members of the Supreme Court also are in attendance.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The pandas produced five cubs, but none of the offspring survived.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of offspring
Noun
  • This comes as the war in Ukraine has already seen widespread deployment of such uncrewed surface vessels in combat, along with swarms of flying attack drones and ground robots.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Patrick testified and found himself at the center of an online swarm of sleuths and influencers dissecting every detail of the case, developing theories that portray him as uncaring, unfaithful and even the murderer of his children.
    — Ross Douthat, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of swarm
Verb
  • That garden spawned an annual salsa competition, in which club employees harvest their own ingredients from the planters, make salsa at home, and bring it back to be judged.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The series started out as a 1996 horror video game that has spawned several sequels, spinoffs and remakes, in addition to adaptation across film and TV.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of spawn
Noun
  • Otherwise, genetic defects might start to crop up among the progeny and threaten their survivability.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Others criticized them for often being the progeny of Asian mothers and white fathers, as though this were somehow their fault.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of progeny
Noun
  • Alongside the luxury of the town, built on a former Greek and Phoenician colony, is its artistic and literary history.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The organization supports 14 outdoor cat colonies within roughly three miles of Spagis’ home.
    — Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of colony
Verb
  • But Wendy Goodman, New York Magazine’s design editor who has been a balletgoer since childhood, pays to sit at the front of the theater.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2026
  • At the top end of the range sits the Artycapucines line, an annual edition of limited-edition bags customized by prominent artists.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of sit
Noun
  • Scientists evaluated ingredients like purple beet juice, paprika and annatto, a natural seed extract from the achiote tree that grows in tropical regions of the Americas.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The seed may have been employed as a painkiller or as a social and cultural practice still influencing its modern use.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of seed

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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brood. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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