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verb

ˈbrān-ˌstȯrm How to pronounce brainstorm (audio)
Definition of brainstormnext
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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noun

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as in brainstorming

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as in spasm

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Recent Examples of brainstorm
Verb
Rock went as far as to brainstorm some ideas for a future spinoff, starring himself. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 After just finishing an overlanding trip through Baja California in Mexico with their two young children — son Levi, 5, and daughter Ava, 1 — the pair started brainstorming their next excursion and soon learned about the Pan-American Highway. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026 There were so many issues to brainstorm, so many problems to solve and reversals to think through. — Chloe Benjamain, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 Holliday is brainstorming ways to hopefully reverse the trend. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brainstorm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainstorm
  1. communicate
  2. brainstorming
  3. spasm
  4. talk
  5. inspiration
  6. convulsion
  7. imagination
  8. frenzy
Verb
  • Healthcare organizations need to do a better job protecting patient records and communicating clearly when something goes wrong.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Previous work on drone-control interfaces has explored tablet-like displays and supporting hardware that allow pilots to communicate mission instructions without significantly disrupting their primary flying duties.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of communicate
Noun
  • After a one-day brainstorming session, the team typically spends two to three weeks designing a character, followed by roughly four weeks of production.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The goal is to make sure the projects that come out of the brainstorming session have good ROI.
    — John Bruggeman, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of brainstorming
Noun
  • Sensitivity to noise, touch and emotional distress can set off muscle spasms, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Witt dealt with back spasms and a knee sprain during the summer.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of spasm
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  • Conservatives have talked for years about the need to downsize the federal leviathan.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Kevin Warsh wants the Fed to talk less and to force investors to look at the numbers and make their own decisions.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of talk
Noun
  • The decision to set that tone staggering through all 10 minutes of the extended cut might scan as raw inspiration, placing Spacemen 3 on a narrow band from La Monte Young and Terry Riley to some brilliant dro)))ne future.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The Italian painter, one of his favorites, had drawn inspiration from the city’s vast squares, long arcades and unusual arrangements of light and shadow.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of inspiration
Noun
  • Since the late nineteenth century, raw white-lead was known to pose a substantial health risk to those exposed to it, prompting symptoms such as swelling of the brain, epileptic convulsions, paralysis, severe colic, and death.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In amphibians, chytridiomycosis causes a wide variety of symptoms including skin damage, red skin, convulsions, and eventually leads to heart failure.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of convulsion
Noun
  • With memory comes the intertwining of reflection and imagination.
    — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
  • His musical imagination was shaped not only by metal and punk, but by manga, videogames, professional wrestling, and the examples of Korn and Linkin Park.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of imagination
Noun
  • This restoration is assembled from Russell’s personal edit, the kind of news that will drive certain cinephiles into a frenzy.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Among the biggest decliners were chip companies, reflecting mounting worries about how long the frenzy over the AI buildout will last.
    — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of frenzy

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“Brainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainstorm. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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