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verb

Definition of broodsnext
present tense third-person singular of brood
as in spawns
to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop don't disturb the hen while she's brooding

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broods

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noun

plural of brood
1
as in clutches

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2
as in households

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broods
  1. clutches
  2. households
  3. sits
  4. swarms
  5. blood
  6. colonies
  7. batteries
  8. pods
Noun
  • Many years after escaping the less-than-kind clutches of her mother, Sandra Oh's Amanda is living an idyllic life of beekeeping with her own daughter, Chrissy (Fivel Stewart).
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Many years after escaping the less-than-kind clutches of her mother, Sandra Oh's Amanda is living an idyllic life of beekeeping with her own daughter, Chrissy (Fivel Stewart).
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of clutches
Noun
  • The support measures would include subsidies to low-income households and significantly larger grants to local governments, Ishiba said in the speech.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • One hundred primary sampling units were randomly selected, with households selected via random walk and respondents selected via the last-birthday method.
    Gary Langer, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of households
Verb
  • John held the record at $939 million in 2023 and Coldplay now sits at $946 million and counting.
    Lisette Voytko-Best, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Hurricane Helene caused significant damage across wide swaths of the southeastern United States last weekend and the death toll currently sits at over 200 people.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of sits
Noun
  • Many of these capabilities can enable swarms of smaller uncrewed systems like Switchblade 600 to be most effective on the battlefield.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Summary Flooding in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene has led to swarms of yellow jackets.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of swarms
Noun
  • Unlike the other traditional vampire roommates, Robinson doesn't feed off the blood of humans.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In-person shopping involves physical movement, which gets your blood flowing, can boost your energy, and triggers the release of feel-good neurotransmitters known as endorphins, Dr. Cummins says.
    Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of blood
Noun
  • In the 1980s, the team was able to find the penguin colonies by using satellites to pinpoint the location of their poop.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Altman expects that his technology will fix the climate, help humankind establish space colonies, and discover all of physics.
    David Karpf, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of colonies
Noun
  • Disposable batteries are almost always going to outlive rechargeable batteries, but this headlamp wouldn’t quit.
    Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Keep in mind that headlamps with alkaline batteries will usually outperform rechargeable batteries.
    Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of batteries
Noun
  • Take out your air pods and refrain from photographing yourself excessively.
    Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • For best results, store dishwasher pods in a cool and dry place and inside an airtight storage container.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of pods
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