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brainstorm

[brayn-stawrm] / ˈbreɪnˌstɔrm /


NOUN
inspiration, brainwave
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For example, Mwedziwendira uses AI to brainstorm how to structure weekly priorities and create spreadsheets for her tasks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

We use it to study, brainstorm and solve problems, but we also worry about its effects on creativity, privacy, education and the careers we are preparing to enter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

They didn’t get to figure out that they wanted a horn section or brainstorm on what visuals, lighting and pyrotechnics would add to their show.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

Spiegel says they brainstorm ideas for actors and themes based on what’s in the zeitgeist, tying the stories to specific moments in pop culture, then sprinkling in some evergreen stories throughout the year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Borgenicht s great brainstorm that day on the upturned box, then, did not come from nowhere.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

No, in our system, their function is to bear ultimate accountability when Mr. Schur’s brainstorms fail to attract an audience after millions of dollars have been invested in them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Researchers are just beginning to test some of the ideas generated by these brainstorms.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 18, 2023

Glimcher added that it was getting difficult to tell his father that there was no room for his brainstorms.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2022

She brainstorms with clients ahead of time to figure out exactly what they want: “It’s a lot of ’80s,” she says.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2021

I picture Grandma weaving the threads together, humming and chuckling while she brainstorms the next mind-bending story she’s going to tell me about Ghana.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer


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