broods 1 of 2

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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broods

2 of 2

noun

plural of brood

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Recent Examples of broods
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
  • Koch’s vile conduct spawns a number of unnecessary fantasy sequences either brought on by the comics or wholly imagined by Ed.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Corteva, a stronghold seed and pesticide provider in the Indiana agriculture space, will be no more next year as the northwest side company rebrands and spawns its seed business.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So while oil-rich states acquired Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, and the Premier League boomed with equity funding from the United States, the biggest team on the planet remained beyond the clutches of private investors.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Large clutches, like those at Bottega Veneta and Chanel, and comfortable shoulder bags like the Miu Miu multi-pocket bag, also featured.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The research report noted 80% of American households age 60 and over would not be able to withstand a financial shock, such as a divorce or health setback, making savings in cash or cash-like securities important, Davis said.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Under the plan, the monthly water bill will be $34 and households can use up to 6 centrum cubic feet (CCF) of water, or about 4,000 gallons.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • These self-organizing clusters start producing blood after about two weeks in the lab, mimicking the process seen in human embryos.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The site sits just north of a Salvation Army addiction treatment center and west of neighborhoods near the intersection of Tibbs Avenue and Lafayette Road.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, the first permanent county courthouse occupied the second floor of the Harry Case Building on Park just west of Cherry Street where the courthouse square sits now.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The result is a mobile, autonomous counter-drone system that can defeat swarms of unmanned aircraft with precision and minimal collateral damage.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Russia is suspected to be behind a series of drone swarms that surveyed and even disrupted critical infrastructure in Denmark and elsewhere, though investigations are ongoing.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And then the English joined in, claiming that Joseph of Arimathea brought the holy grail containing the blood and sweat of the crucified Christ to Glastonbury.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The university’s recent efforts in using real-time analysis of digital medical records to predict sepsis, a deadly blood infection, in emergency department patients have garnered significant national attention.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Broods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broods. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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