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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

Lobbing a private Slack direct message to a colleague is second nature to many in the workplace—to brainstorm, plot strategy or even just vent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

Some creatives say the AI tools help them brainstorm or illustrate bold ideas on a budget.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

Major McEvoy kind of perked up at this brainstorm and asked for a sheepdog demonstration.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff

Here are some of the brainstorms they wished for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

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

From Scientific American ● Jul. 18, 2023

David, the mission commander, brainstorms: “If we could somehow redirect the pressure from one of the back up generators into a J-cell unit with enough force,” he muses.

From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2021

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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