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as in hatch
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as in swarm
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Recent Examples of brood
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 June 2025
These days, the butterfly is found in only three or four of the White Mountain meadows, the population estimated at 1,500 individuals in each yearly brood.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Julia Moore, People.com, 26 June 2025
Spanning the entire 32nd floor of the Olympia Dumbo and going for $19.5 million, the five-bedroom aerie offers spine-tingling views of the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges plus shimmering New York Harbor and skyline vistas for your own main-character brooding.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
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Verb
The current brood, Brood XIV, is periodical and emerges every 17 years.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 June 2025
These days, the butterfly is found in only three or four of the White Mountain meadows, the population estimated at 1,500 individuals in each yearly brood.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Noun
In season 1, fans debated over whether their allegiance was to Team Alex, who Jackie dated for most of her first year in Silver Falls, or to his brooding older brother, who couldn't seem to stay away from the West Coast transplant.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 26 June 2025
Spanning the entire 32nd floor of the Olympia Dumbo and going for $19.5 million, the five-bedroom aerie offers spine-tingling views of the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges plus shimmering New York Harbor and skyline vistas for your own main-character brooding.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brood
Verb
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The eggs, which are minuscule, overwinter and hatch in spring when temperatures warm up.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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There's a wonderful blend of gently-exfoliating, hydrating, and soothing ingredients (like hatching ex-07, deep sea water, panthenol, and allantoin) that simply won't irritate your skin.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Similar to seahorses, male pipefish give birth to offspring.—
Lauren Liebhaber
July 9,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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That gene is then passed down to offspring at a higher-than-normal rate, gradually reducing the population’s ability to reproduce.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The floor is peppered with spare knee pads and helmets, and a swarm of roller derby players outfitted in protective armor congregate in the center of the warehouse.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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If a task can be performed in more than one way by equal peers working together—much in the way an ant colony or swarm of bees works—then the system is resistant to censorship and hardware faults and has service continuity due to economic sustainability.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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One man did just that Refugees might have endured a soaking and even abided the frigid temperatures, but the combination spawned an array of fluxes, fevers and flus that carried away hundreds of them.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Simmons's unexpected death from heart disease and complications from a fall marked a sudden, unsettling end to an iconic career that spawned bestselling books, infomercials and workout videos that sold more than 22 million copies.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
2 July 2025
Noun
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In any other sport, the progeny of a former star player ascending to the highest level would be especially noteworthy.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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Hillyer’s movie centers on Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden), a Dracula progeny who kidnaps a young woman in Transylvania.—
Erik Piepenburg,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Yes, artists are important to the persistence of culture, but artisanal skills must take a back seat to functional skills when a colony is still in its early stage.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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These insects are found in colonies, clustered on the undersides of leaves and stems.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Teixeira, meanwhile, enters Saturday night's bout against Lewis with an undefeated record for his career, sitting at 8-0-0.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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The pillar artwork features a waving Pope Leo XIV along with a picture from the TV broadcast of the future pope sitting with good Schmit and his grandson, Eddie. Members of the 2005 team are in Chicago this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the championship run.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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The news division is, like its counterparts, experimenting with a bevy of concepts to see which ones strike a chord with the younger viewers who use streaming as their primary means of watching video.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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There is a bevy of reasons why a tax return gets delayed.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
10 July 2025
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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brood. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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