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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Elkins had announced the retirement before fight week, calling it his last dance, and laid his gloves in the center of the octagon afterward.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Off a fast break in the 44th minute, midfielder Croix Bethune laid it off to Debinha for the 1-0 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

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The film’s success spawned several sequels, including Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), and Lethal Weapon 4 (1998).

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
But their approach has also spawned backlash to the backlash, with some calling on McCarty to put a stop to the disruptions.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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The baby falcons hatched in early May after their falcon parents, Vixen and Dave, nested in a crevice on the second floor of the exterior of Aurora City Hall.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
So, along with the viral OnlyFans account, students hatched the plan to run the first-ever Fat Marmot Week.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

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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
Now the company has incubated a product called Ampersand, built around what Coelho calls the central accountability gap in agentic payments.

— Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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