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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The Eagles were, however, baldly ambitious from the start, a band that formed with the express mission of writing hits, getting famous, getting laid, getting rich.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
The attack occurred a few hundred yards away from three homes to which settlers laid siege this month, drawing international condemnation and an Israeli military deployment that residents say has kept them effectively trapped in their homes.

— Pesha Magid Reuters, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

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The film spawned the sequels Ocean’s 12 in 2004 and 2007’s Ocean’s 13, in which both of them reprised their roles.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Always negotiating between interior life and attention, Yayoi Kusama had a late fame that spawned long lines and an Instagrammable way of experiencing art.

— Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

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Prior to the 2011-2012 nesting season, no bald eagle chicks were known to have ever hatched in Big Bear Valley.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
Since 2004, over 80 zebra shark eggs have hatched at the Shedd, placing baby sharks at more than a dozen zoos and aquariums across the United States.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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