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verb

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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noun

plural of brainstorm

as in convulsions

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Every year the Bronx Zoo team brainstorms different additions to its offerings, and some of the challenges lie in choosing the right ones. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026 Maybe everyone picks a different resolution, and the group brainstorms how to best help each person achieve it. — Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025

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During a simulation, teams should practice who approves messaging, who communicates with stakeholders and how information is shared.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Though people rarely notice or think about temples, Dubrow says the fullness of that facial region communicates significant information.

— Charles Trepany, USA Today, 31 July 2026

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The severe strain of the virus often presents as a fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, or paralysis.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Later Wednesday, Mexico City Health Secretary Nadine Gasman, told a news conference that another man, about 30, was treated by emergency personnel after suffering an epileptic seizure, convulsions, and gastrointestinal bleeding.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of convulsions

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And the conversations between Anna and Molly, Ella and Julia (Ella’s friend and a counterpart of Molly), as well as the stammering and declaiming when Anna talks to herself, are almost always about men.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Trump later told reporters at the White House after his post on Truth Social that talks with Iran were taking place.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026

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Veteran linebacker Drue Tranquill missed Wednesday’s workout with back spasms, which meant more time for Jack Cochrane.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Physical withdrawal symptoms can include muscle aches and spasms, gastrointestinal distress, including nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting, sweating and fever.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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Journey in Satchidananda became one of the unlikely inspirations for this aesthetic, which, through labels like Creed Taylor’s CTI and Bob Thiele’s Flying Dutchman, in turn spawned an array of related new genres—smooth jazz, soft jazz, fusion.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Among the movie’s daring inspirations is the ample screen time given to movie-watching, whether by Kris alone or by her and Billy together.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Definition of inspirations

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Preparing a tax return can trigger paroxysms of stress at the best of times.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Also, stars in this frenzied state aren’t terribly stable; the fusion rate can be tempestuous, and the star undergoes incredibly violent paroxysms.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of paroxysms

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Through the mid-1980s, Wolfram continued this work, discovering a number of fundamental connections between computation and nature, and inventing such concepts as computational irreducibility.

— Big Think, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026
Over the past few years, Boots has been delving into its extensive data to test and try products and began introducing stand-alone beauty retail concepts, the latest of which opened in Bristol earlier this month.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026

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