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Recent Examples of broods
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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
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Each individual character spawns their own stan following, fancam edits, out-of-context YouTube compilations, and more.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Army recruitment crisis spawns 'future soldier' course In 2022, as years of shortfall in recruiting numbers compounded into a crisis, the Army test-launched the Future Soldier prep course, a boot camp-style program to quickly pull up recruits who don't meet academic or physical standards.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Accessories included the Frame bag in softer leather and shapes, soft and sculpted clutches, the drawstring pouch, thong sandals, the demi pump and mules.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere, Mariacarla Boscono glided through in Gucci, Donatella Versace traded words with Grigor Dimitrov, and a sea of Bottega Veneta clutches dotted the crowd.—
Sofia Viganò,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Smart grid technologies like AI agents can help households save up to 15 percent on their energy bills through better demand management and real-time pricing options.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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According to the United Way, 54% of Miami-Dade households live paycheck to paycheck, a situation exacerbated by an influx of higher-earning residents that has driven up housing costs.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After years of being haunted by his past, Holliday hatches a plan to redeem his failing career by walking on to another football team disguised as an oddball named Chad Powers.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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News of Coward’s impending attendance, spread by the area’s servants, results in a triumphant event in which Coward not only sings a song but also, upon hearing of Mary’s divorce, hatches the plot for Private Lives.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Large clusters appearing on weather radars are likely massive flocks of migrating birds, not storms.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gainsbourg sits at the wheel of the car, languidly turning the wheel in a green velvet Saint Laurent jacket and a pair of shades, before climbing up onto the seats to let the breeze fly through her hair.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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As Marcin Frackiewicz noted in his detailed review of the field, the helium-3 story sits at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and grand strategy.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One drone developer cited the technology from a sci-fi novel called Ender’s Game, in which children are trained to unwittingly pilot swarms of drones in a space war.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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In a Taiwan contingency, the drones could be used in swarms for saturation strikes or as decoys to reveal air defense sites.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mister follows a man (Brolin) who wakes up in a strange house covered in blood and comes to realize his true identity while fighting off contract killers from his past — including everyone from his exes to his best friend.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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According to police, Cooksey opened the door with blood on his hands and became angry and demanding.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Broods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broods. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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