brooked 1 of 2

past tense of brook

brooked

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for brooked
Verb
  • Any form of verbal abuse or personal harassment is not tolerated at Texpia II, the spokesperson said.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Abbott was the first to announce the deployment of the Texas National Guard to Austin through a foreboding statement on X, warning that any disorder wouldn’t be tolerated.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Many women who have endured domestic violence carry not only the wounds of abuse but also the weight of silence.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • At the time, the Lions endured 10 losses before finally securing a win against the Minnesota Vikings.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • DeChambeau, meanwhile, wasn't eligible to play at all due to his LIV Golf status, which has kept him off the PGA Tour and sidelined from its sanctioned events.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And like any sanctioned economy, the results were predictable.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Because once peaceful protest is accepted as terrorism, every crowd becomes a potential battlefield and every citizen a suspect.
    Alexis Coe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The designer only accepted about 20 orders at that time and allowed for minor alterations to each piece.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Frank Vogel stood outside the Dallas Mavericks’ temporary locker room Wednesday night and recounted the shiver that recently ran down his spine.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Last March, Sam Westhoff, who performs under the moniker Haffway, stood beneath a lone spotlight onstage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and delivered a song about struggling to slow down.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • If cynicism has become not only condoned but essential, how are we supposed to know when to roll our eyes and when to actually become concerned?
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Plus, filing complaints with the Department of Homeland Security was likely to go nowhere because the office that once handled them had been dismantled.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Democrats say health care protections must be preserved, while Republicans say funding and policy should be handled separately.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Khusnutdinov took a pass from Pastrnak but wasted no time in sending it right back to Pastrnak, who beat Vanecek between the pads.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Broncos began isolating their playmakers one-on-one, and Nix took advantage.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Brooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brooked. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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