brainstorms 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of brainstorm
as in communicates
to engage in an exchange of information or ideas they brainstormed about ways to raise money for their organization

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brainstorms

2 of 2

noun

plural of brainstorm

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Verb
  • In the Turing test, a judge communicates by text with two unseen interlocutors—one human, one machine—and tries to tell them apart.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
  • More news to know now Hegseth clamped down on how the military communicates with Congress.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, loss of balance and convulsions.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Symptoms can be severe and include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, sometimes following gastrointestinal symptoms.
    News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some didn’t respond, others outright declined comment, while four of them shared their thoughts, which are below.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • What were your first thoughts and what attracted you to the story?
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The officer calmly and sweetly talks to the dog, calling to Moose to get the canine to come closer.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups talks Wednesday night with Deni Avdija.
    Tom Winter, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Reid said right guard Trey Smith would miss the day’s session due to back spasms.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
  • On Tuesday evening, the team updated the injury status of All-Star shooting guard Anthony Edwards, listing him as questionable to take the court with back spasms.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Skovgaard’s inspirations span from baroque aristocratic portraiture to ’80s pop culture, and are drenched in personal memories.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • While Meghan and Harry's children, Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4, are still young, the couple have called them one of their major inspirations for campaigning for safety in the online world.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The post is now nearing a hundred million views and inspiring paroxysms of millennial self-reckoning.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Many people have framed the rise of Red Shambhala as a direct response to Vril and Agartha, two concepts that have become a fixture of alt-right memes in the last year.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Heading into the playoffs, the Blue Jays rely on these principles not as concepts on paper, but as daily practices that sustain performance under pressure.
    Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Brainstorms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainstorms. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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