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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
  • Jamal convened a press conference proclaiming to be able to communicate by phone with Somali pirates who were holding a Nigerian ship hostage.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Kotlikoff acknowledged frustration that Cornell has not communicated enough, saying that has led to distrust.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of communicate
Noun
  • 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
  • This is excellent energy for captions, pitches, texts, brainstorming, flirting, or turning a quick idea into something shareable.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of brainstorming
Noun
  • Witt dealt with back spasms and a knee sprain during the summer.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
  • At 8 months, the child was also diagnosed with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy.
    — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of spasm
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  • Sitting in one of the ship’s myriad bars and talking to strangers is one of the most interesting, and often lovely, things a person can do on board.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Wells' friends said Wells did not return to the mainland with them, choosing instead to stay behind to talk with a girl, a claim his family has disputed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of talk
Noun
  • Riley was a direct inspiration on the record, and while the Bay Area composer did work with drones, his influence is more poignant here, in the way Schwendener breaks the melody down into pieces and moves them around.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • For writer and musician Michael Farris Smith, who cites the album as a source of inspiration for novels like Desperation Road and Blackwood, the themes still resonate.
    — Jim Beaugez, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of inspiration
Noun
  • 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
  • Signs of infection include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, coma, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss and paralysis.
    — Esther Launstein, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of convulsion
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  • Welcome to Miyazawa’s fantastical world, where nature, imagination, and a quiet sense of morality coexist.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026
  • De Brigard’s research shows just how intertwined our brain’s memory is with imagination.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of imagination
Noun
  • But sports markets are the main drivers of the prediction frenzy.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The sports drink, launched in 2022 by two of YouTube’s biggest stars, manufactured a frenzy.
    — Keren Novack, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of frenzy

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“Brainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainstorm. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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