Thesaurus results for BROODED

brooded

verb

past tense of brood

as in sat

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop don't disturb the hen while she's brooding

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This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.

— Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024

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Each of these decisions laid the groundwork for the war on Iran today, one that started without a clear strategy on the arrogant expectation of a quick victory.

— Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
The Lindsay Clancy case has laid bare a double standard in how mothers who kill their children are treated compared to fathers.

— Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

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The case spawned international headlines, podcasts, books and documentaries.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
This isn’t Bailey’s first time working with the Monarch Media team, having co-written the company’s coming-of-age film A Week Away, which spawned the Angel Network series of the same name.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

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Tempo, the payments-specific chain, was incubated with Paradigm rather than acquired.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Hint ended up coming to life after being incubated at Montauk Capital; it’s raised $10 million, and investors include Slow Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, and Brian Kelly (aka the Points Guy—a Stewart bestie who joined yesterday).

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 July 2026

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