as in creek
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
there are tiny fish and frogs in that brook
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as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I will not brook insults from my own employees
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Recent Examples of brook
Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2025
Connected blocks created a bridge across a brook and carried lightweight objects.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Peter S. Wenz, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Its autocratic government brooks no dissent so decision-making should be easier than in fractious America and decisions should stick longer.
—Bob Davis, Time, 12 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The original one, fed by a nearby brook, has been out of commission for decades, and two others, installed by the current owners, haven’t been used in several years.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2025
Connected blocks created a bridge across a brook and carried lightweight objects.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Currently, Nicolas Maduro, Vladimir Putin and the Kim dynasty, brooking no dissent, are devastating their countries.
—Peter S. Wenz, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Its autocratic government brooks no dissent so decision-making should be easier than in fractious America and decisions should stick longer.
—Bob Davis, Time, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brook
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Specialty shops, coffee shops, boutiques and restaurants could share 200 acres of trails, pocket parks, wooded landscapes and a lazy creek with a combination of residential options.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Still others believe the treatment facility will create nuisance odors or affect air quality, or that treated effluent discharged into the dry creek that feeds into Village Creek will stagnate, attracting mosquitoes.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But at some public schools, the woman from Rasht said, absences aren't tolerated and students found with pellet wounds are expelled or arrested.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The filing went on to say the plaintiffs demonstrated that criminal activity indeed takes place at the Eco Motel, and that the motel’s owners are aware of and tolerate that activity.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Feb. 2026
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Following some additional testing today, the person says the DNA profile, which matches that of an unknown male, will be added to the national DNA database managed by the FBI, called CODIS, which stands for Consolidated DNA Index System.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Towers worry civil liberty advocates The most basic models of Anduril’s towers stand 33 feet tall and are equipped with video cameras and artificial intelligence software that can spot a person nearly two miles away and log a vehicle from even farther, according to the company’s website.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The allure of backcountry skiing endures despite the risks.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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So, read books, all the way through, and discover hidden worlds, nuanced characters and complex arguments that will enlighten you, inspire joy and ignite empathy that will endure.—
Patricia Steckler,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2026
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Isaacman stated that while Boeing manufactured the troubled spacecraft, the ultimate responsibility lies with NASA for accepting a flawed vehicle and risking the lives of two astronauts.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Many countries won’t accept vaccinated birds.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Many have been separated from their parents and caregivers facing detention or deportation, or stayed with them but were taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, like Liam Conejo Ramos.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Shooting inside nightclub As of Monday afternoon, no suspect had been taken into custody in the shooting.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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In contrast to task-specific systems like Isaac 0, companies such as Figure AI have developed general-purpose humanoids, such as the Figure 02, designed to handle a wide range of industrial and household tasks rather than specializing in a single task.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Its network handles a range of freight services, including bulk commodity exports.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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Like Gu, both Liu and Kim were born in California to immigrant parents.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The project reveal arrives following Bad Bunny’s smash hit Super Bowl halftime show performance earlier this month, February 8, with his own tribute to Puerto Rico, where he was born in 1994.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Brook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brook. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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