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as in hatch
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as in swarm
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as in moping
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as in pregnant
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Recent Examples of brood
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
Downstairs, the lobby was hung with brooding, Caravaggio-esque paintings, and orchids grew from silver planters with swan’s necks for handles.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
Nathan H. Lents, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
When broods emerge en masse, so does the fungus, triggered by the very same environmental cues that summon the cicadas from the soil.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Maxim Loskutoff, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Fear of feedback leads to procrastination, denial, brooding, jealousy and self-sabotage.
—Andrew Geesbreght, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Where Rick spent all of Season Three brooding over his dead father and seeking revenge, Hamm’s RFK Jr. obsessed over removing fluoride from the drinking water and nearly eats a monkey.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
Downstairs, the lobby was hung with brooding, Caravaggio-esque paintings, and orchids grew from silver planters with swan’s necks for handles.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
There are five species of cowbird (genus Molothrus) and all of them are obligate brood parasites.
—Nathan H. Lents, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
When broods emerge en masse, so does the fungus, triggered by the very same environmental cues that summon the cicadas from the soil.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
His brooding, blunt-force honesty represents everything that Charlie is not, and Cece begins to fall for him.
—Maxim Loskutoff, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Fear of feedback leads to procrastination, denial, brooding, jealousy and self-sabotage.
—Andrew Geesbreght, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brood
Noun
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The camera allowed animal lovers to watch the baby eagles, born in spring 2025 to parents Bella and Scout, hatch and grow before their deaths.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, the upstairs bedroom features a hatch that provides access to the rooftop terrace area.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Conspicuous noises from cicada swarms are a mating tactic, the wildlife federation writes, as the male insects gather in groups and create loud sounds to attract females.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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In the show, Tommy is protecting the Jackson settlement from another oncoming swarm of Infected attacking the city.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Mummy Pig talks pregnancy, big feelings Kelce, also pregnant with her fourth daughter at the time, extended her congratulations and asked how Mummy Pig's other children, Peppa and George, were handling the news.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Experts advise consulting a provider before starting aloe vera juice, particularly for people who are pregnant or managing chronic conditions.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Schaus’ swallowtails, like many of the insects that Zimmerman studies, have many offspring, and their populations can balloon under the right conditions.—
Marina Wang,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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For instance, mammals with more friends typically live longer lives and have more offspring.—
Conner Philson,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Agrigento was founded in 580 B.C. as the largest Greek colony in Sicily.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Founded by liberal lawyers and academics three years before the former British colony’s 1997 handover to China, the Democratic Party had campaigned for universal suffrage and on matters from labor rights to conservation during a period when such issues were openly discussed in the city.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rojas’s recollections weren’t peevish—fine work was produced under these conditions.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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The songs are muscular and syncretic as ever, but the normally peevish rapper doesn’t maintain his trolling energy for the full record, settling into a questioning and pensive pace.—
Stephen Kearse,
TIME,
8 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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About a year after infection, a fully mature, gravid female worm migrates to the skin, usually in the lower extremities.—
Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Unlike young females, gravid females need to locate carrion for oviposition and distinguish between fresh and aging carrion, the latter possibly detrimental to offspring.—
Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2017
Noun
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Intentionally or not, the Dobbs decision and the state-level bans that are its progeny have exerted a chilling effect on birth control.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
3 Dec. 2024
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Smith would be a capable mentor to Coach Prime’s progeny, considering their stylistic similarities.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Brood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brood. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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