as in creek
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
there are tiny fish and frogs in that brook
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as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I will not brook insults from my own employees
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Recent Examples of brook
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
At about ten o’clock that night, the bridge finally fell into the brook, but the truck did not follow, and was hauled to safety by a wrecker.
—Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Sure, his populist, vaccine-skeptical audience overlaps to some extent with that of DeSantis, and there is some entertainment value to be had in reminding people that the Democrats brook no dissent.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
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Noun
On July 18, 2019, a Cheshire resident with property abutting Cuff Brook observed dead fish and discolored water with an oily sheen in the brook and smelled a chemical odor similar to lighter fluid, officials said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
At about ten o’clock that night, the bridge finally fell into the brook, but the truck did not follow, and was hauled to safety by a wrecker.
—Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
That alliance was the clearest warning yet that the gangs would brook no challenges to their position — a sense of impunity that is being replicated by criminal organizations in country after country across Latin America.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Sure, his populist, vaccine-skeptical audience overlaps to some extent with that of DeSantis, and there is some entertainment value to be had in reminding people that the Democrats brook no dissent.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brook
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Those who hike the trail have the opportunity to summit Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the northeast, walk along a peaceful creek, or follow in the footsteps of history where the trail becomes part of the towpath for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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In a creek near the town of Coloma, a remote community wedged in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the local carpenter spotted pea-sized flecks catching the sun's rays: small gold nuggets.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The plants will tolerate some dappled shade in areas with high temperatures.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2025
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Tapped to become the replacement for Steve Rogers, Walker gets his hands on super soldier serum and doesn't exactly tolerate it as well as his predecessor.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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Continuing claims, which run a week behind, showed a small decrease and stood at 1.86 million.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trump, who succeeded Biden as president in January, is standing with Israel.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Colossal is attempting to resurrect mammoths and other extinct creatures, and the mice will enable its team to test links between specific genetic sequences and physical traits that enabled the giants to endure bitterly cold environments, according to the private Dallas company.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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Researchers have compared this survival strategy to that of tardigrades, microscopic creatures famous for enduring the vacuum of space.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Israel cut off all aid and other supplies to Gaza on Sunday to pressure Hamas to accept a new proposal to extend the first phase of the cease-fire.—
Mohammad Jahjouh,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Hamas had refused to accept a proposal from Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, which would extend the ceasefire to April 20, through both the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the Jewish holiday of Passover.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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On Monday, the U.S. took another step toward thawing relations with Russia by weighing whether to lift sanctions on some Russian entities and individuals.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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If 2024 was defined by brat green and 2023 by Barbie pink, 2025—at the Academy Awards at least—has taken a more refined turn.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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Instead, smaller, specialized models are derived from these larger models to handle specific tasks efficiently.—
Amit Verma,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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New York’s power grid was not designed to handle an all-electric city, and such a massive conversion would require years of careful design, planning and collaboration among industry stakeholders.—
Kris DeLair,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The children were all born with a form of severe retinal dystrophy called LCA4, leaving them with only a limited ability to perceive light.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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Angie Stone was born Angie Laverne Brown on December 18, 1961 in Columbia, South Carolina.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Brook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brook. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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