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Definition of broodsnext
present tense third-person singular of brood
as in spawns
to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop don't disturb the hen while she's brooding

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noun

plural of brood

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Recent Examples of broods
Verb
Veteran model Eva Herzigova is pictured in a sculptural skirt suit, while Liu Wen broods in a puffy leather bomber jacket. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broods
Verb
  • But reading the profile of Mohamad Eisa and Yolka Gessen left me with a kind of dread, the kind that comes when a spin-off from a hit show spawns a spin-off of its own, promising/threatening hundreds of new hours of content to keep up with.
    Jessa Crispin, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
  • At the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Nadella sat for a conversation with the Forum’s interim co-chair, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, explaining that if AI growth spawns solely from investment, then that could be signs of a bubble.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Claire Randall falls through the stones at Inverness and, after escaping the clutches of series-best villain Black Jack Randall, links up with those Highlanders and spends time at Castle Leoch and Lallybroch.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The import taxes have raised the costs of engines, steel, gearboxes and clutches made abroad that Allen needs to build power trowels that can sell for up to $100,000 each.
    Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Diesel — the backbone of Thailand’s transport, agriculture and industrial sectors — rose 18%, amplifying the shock for households and businesses already facing rising costs.
    Randy Thanthong-Knight, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The dogs belonged to three different households in a nearby village.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • After successfully impersonating Sarah Kim as a customer in luxury shops across the city, Mi-jeong hatches a plan to kill Sarah Kim and take her place.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
  • With her daughter back in Madrid waiting for a solid offer for the apartment, Maria hatches a plan.
    G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This leads to a network of galaxies, galaxy groups, galaxy clusters, and large-scale filaments of structure, with enormous cosmic voids between them.
    Big Think, Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The project is designed to meet surging demand for the heavy-lift rockets needed to put clusters of satellites into orbit.
    Jim Wyss, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The new school sits beside Star Middle School on Pollard Lane, something that has raised concerns from nearby residents about traffic congestion.
    Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Coby White plays, Grant Williams sits When the injury report came out not long before tipoff, signaling who Charles Lee had available, one key name was missing while another was expected.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Bee swarms are a natural process in which a large group of bees leaves an existing hive to start a new colony, according to Iowa State University.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Iran has wreaked havoc on military bases, tourist centers and data centers used by America’s largest tech giants with swarms of low-cost Shahed drones that cost between $20,000 and $50,000, according to public estimates.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The guys have put in blood, sweat and tears to develop a top-four defense two weeks ago.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Tests done after the trial, when the men were appealing their convictions, showed the stains were not blood.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Broods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broods. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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