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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brooded
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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.—
Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024 -
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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But with Spokane creating little offensively, Andema laid the ball off along his own end line to defender Moussa Ndiaye to start a chaotic sequence that ended with the ball in the back of Boise’s net.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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In January, the couple lost their first clutch of eggs laid during the 2025-2026 breeding season after ravens breached their nest.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The humor spawned by Emma’s confession will strike some as deeply unfunny, while others might uncomfortably chuckle at its cleverness.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Recently published in the journal Nature, the latest study into the birth of the canine, which might have spawned an immediate bond between dog and man, reconstructed whole genomes, 10,000 years old, and cross-evaluated them with modern-day canines.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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On the morning of Tuesday, March 24, a second egg hatched, and a second eaglet was spotted.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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The company hatched in partnership with Access Entertainment, a division of Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries, led by former Director of BBC Television, Danny Cohen.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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The foundation has incubated more than 10 ventures, according to Appaji.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Apr. 2026
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While Duke has incubated plenty of big-name stars such as Cooper Flagg and Paolo Banchero, other vaunted recruits, such as Cam Reddish, never lived up to the hype.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Brooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brooded. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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