brainstorm 1 of 2

as in to communicate
to engage in an exchange of information or ideas they brainstormed about ways to raise money for their organization

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brainstorm

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noun

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Verb
  • Hardy allegedly unknowingly communicated with undercover MPD officers via text message to organize handovers in a downtown parking garage.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Elisabetta Franchi communicates an aesthetic that is sellable.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Five high-value use cases within the communications discipline include: 1. competitive research, 2. message development, 3. simulated focus groups, 4. benchmarking and trend identification, and 5. brainstorming.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images In May 2023, the trio met for the first brainstorming session for The Pitt, only for the WGA to announce its strike the next day, sending Wyle out onto the Hollywood picket lines around Netflix and Warner Bros.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Texas Rangers are looking to close out their series with the Boston Red Sox on Sunday with their third straight win, but will do so without third baseman Josh Jung, who is headed to the 10-day injury list with neck spasms.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Other symptoms may include dizziness, neck muscle spasms, and, in rare cases, numbness or weakness in the limbs.3 When an infection or allergy is the cause, a stiff neck and sore throat are often accompanied by other symptoms.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Prior to the premiere, O’Brien talked to Variety about the challenge of playing dual parts.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The Handmaid's Tale creator Bruce Miller talks the shocking reunion in the season 6 premiere.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The interiors are courtesy of Atlantic Hospitality’s team of designers, Krista Stokes and Mark Cotto, who drew inspiration from the coastal landscape to incorporate colors such as bark, moss, slate, oyster, and lady slipper pink.
    Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Telling the story of a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives, these creatives drew inspiration from some interesting places, including John Deere’s 1950s office buildings.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Rare cases also suffer swelling of the brain called encephalitis — which can lead to convulsions, deafness or intellectual disability.
    Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In rare cases, children develop brain swelling that can cause convulsions, deafness and intellectual disabilities.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Listen to this article Starting a new theater company during this perilous time for arts funding takes guts, imagination and talent.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Of course, assembling a team to challenge in the Premier League is extremely difficult but there was a lack of imagination in their recruitment and some theoretically key arrivals (Aaron Ramsdale, for example) came in at the last minute.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Pete Alonso’s game-tying three-run home run in the eighth inning was the signature moment — a blast over the center field wall that sent the Mets’ dugout into a frenzy and temporarily turned loanDepot park into Citi Field South.
    Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
  • This seems like a win-win situation, offering expertise to these young adults and introducing them to a world which too often was a frenzy of agents, publicists, etc whose own bottom lines were more paramount than any of the student-athletes needs.
    Kennington Smith III, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Brainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainstorm. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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