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brainstorming

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verb

present participle of brainstorm
as in communicating
to engage in an exchange of information or ideas they brainstormed about ways to raise money for their organization

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Noun
Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images In May 2023, the trio met for the first brainstorming session for The Pitt, only for the WGA to announce its strike the next day, sending Wyle out onto the Hollywood picket lines around Netflix and Warner Bros. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025 Between the lines: Plenty of artists will find AI a valuable creative tool or an aid to brainstorming, just as many researchers will employ it to speed their work. Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025 Tools like round-robin discussions, silent brainstorming, or pre-meeting input channels help prevent dominance by a few. Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 But this much is clear: their youth and their fearlessness, their reaction to the politics of their time, their brainstorming sessions, the tensions and interpersonal conflicts, and, most importantly, each member’s unique artistic visions is what made ASCO, ASCO. Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brainstorming
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Noun
  • Ellman hosting scam prevention seminar at 95th Street Library Experts will talk about how to identify and avoid falling victim to scams in an upcoming seminar being held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive, Naperville.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Peterson is joining Blair Bryant, broker with the Senior Solutions Division of The Steller Group real estate team, in a series of free seminars coming to south Denver, Centennial, and southeast Aurora this month.
    Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The first version is typically ideation, while the second and third versions are normally based on in-depth testing of usability and accessibility.
    Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Zoom out: The report documents Hale's extensive mental health issues and homicidal ideation.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Noland spoke last week at a conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
    Dian Zhang, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Biden, who has largely avoided the public eye since leaving the White House in January, spoke in Chicago at the national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The dream part of it, for him, was the chance to spend 100 minutes talking not very much about his passion project itself, but rather using it as a springboard for an infinitely widespread discussion about about political, economic and social ideals.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!
    Leonard David, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This experience changed my life and my entire approach to creativity as a designer and an artist.
    Ralph Rucci, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2025
  • That edge matters—in talent retention, in creativity and in bottom-line performance.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The fourth edition of Prada Frames, the annual symposium of cross-disciplinary talks running in tandem with Milan’s Salone del Mobile, pulled into the city’s Centrale train station last week—and delved into some of today’s most urgent issues through the lens of design and culture.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In addition to recreating the ISS and shuttle, the students also programmed the drones to form an astronaut walking on the moon, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter and the symposium's logo.
    Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • From his early struggles adapting to life in America to becoming a sought-after entrepreneur and impact ambassador, Yemane’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and inspiration.
    William Jones, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Sometimes inspiration strikes in the most unexpected of places.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But for upgraders using the older panel, the higher-res screen reduced battery life by between 5 and 15 percent in past testing of older Framework Laptops.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In December 2022, the commission voted to cut incentives for anyone installing the panels after April 15, 2023, by 75% but left the incentives in place for legacy customers.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025

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