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brainstorm

[breyn-stawrm] / ˈbreɪnˌstɔrm /


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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

I reach a point of no return by late afternoon, when I stop to relax over dinner, then write or brainstorm for a couple more hours.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

"I did my research and then started to kind of brainstorm what those ideas could be and how I could integrate my own musicality into the pre-existing world of Devil Wears Prada."

From BBC May 1, 2026

It can serve as a place to brainstorm or even draft an early version of a press release “as long as there is a significant, significant editing process,” he says.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

We were even collaborating with other students to host our school’s first Earth Day celebration, where students could share their concerns and brainstorm ideas to help make a difference in our community.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Here are some of the brainstorms they wished for.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

We peer into Molly’s childhood diaries, her lists of subjects she’d like to write about, of jobs she’d held, brainstorms for what to do next in her career.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2023

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

From Scientific American Jul. 18, 2023

Text-to-image models like DALL-E work for visual brainstorms, as well, noted Curran.

From Washington Post Jan. 18, 2023

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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