Brood and Plot

Brood

Brood verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.

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Plot and brood are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plot" instead a verb "Brood".

Nearby Words: brooding, broody, brooded, brooder

Plot verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.

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Brood and plot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brood" instead a verb "Plot".

Nearby Words: plotted, plotting, plotless

developed	developed brood	developed plot
alien	alien brood	alien plot
original	original brood	original plot
entire	entire brood	entire plot
Other adjectives: massive, large, evil, different.

In fact, a large portion of the game's plot is suspiciously similar to that of Starcraft and its expansion Brood War.

Source: Video Game / WarCraft aka: Warcraft III
StarCraft: Brood Wars featured a secret mission which hinted at a major plot point in the sequel.

Source: Secret Level
Plot advances going unexplained in-game during the 4-year Time Skip between Brood War and Wings of Liberty caused a disconnect for people as well.

Source: Continuity Lock-Out

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