1
as in to provoke
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
they accused her of deliberately trying to brew dissension within the rank and file
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2
as in to loom
to be about to happen
there's trouble brewing in the department
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Recent Examples of brew
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
The collaboration has been brewing for months.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
26 June 2026
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Croatian fans aren't drowning their loss in ice-cold brew.
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Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Verb
Espresso is simply a style of brewing coffee—just like using a drip coffee maker, steeping grounds for cold brew, or pressing coffee with a French press.
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
The collaboration has been brewing for months.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
26 June 2026
Noun
Beers across America for the 250th New York isn't the only place with a special brew for our national birthday to-do.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Croatian fans aren't drowning their loss in ice-cold brew.
—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brew
Verb
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Montgomery’s death provoked an outpouring of heartfelt support.
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What the 1998 demolition unexpectedly uncovered roiled Miami and provoked a worldwide outcry — a mysterious set of 24 holes carved into the limestone bedrock in a perfect circle, 38 feet in diameter.
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The looming second-half return of veterans Ronel Blanco and Hayden Wesneski from Tommy John surgery will afford two more options.
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Regardless, the threat of gambling addiction looms over the growing popularity of prediction markets.
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The film was projected under some Christmas lights, which splayed over the liquor.
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In 2023, the Ukrainian government sanctioned him for allegedly continuing to engage with Russia, paying taxes to Moscow and facilitating business transactions through his liquor business in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014.
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But the data center boom has raised many questions about land use, the resources the complexes consume and the risk of costs being spread to other Georgia residents and businesses.
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Gonzales ran with a platform decisively to the left, supporting Medicare-for-all, raising the minimum wage and cracking down on junk fees.
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With group play coming to a close and the Round of 32 approaching, the competition is heating up as teams look to punch their tickets to the knockout round in hopes of hoisting the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the final on Sunday, July 19.
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Tracy had approached the team about a contract extension late in the 2005 season, a bold request considering the team’s record.
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Public health data has taught us that alcohol, which can be fine when consumed in moderation, can be harmful to individual and societal health in excessive amounts.
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In fact, the organizers have expressly banned alcohol and drugs from the event – and the attendees wouldn’t have it any other way.
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This amber wine blends the indigenous grapes Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane and Kisi before fermenting and aging in traditional clay qvevri buried underground.
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The spirit was fermented in earthen pits and distilled, a process that took a year across eight fermentations and seven distillations.
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Koval Distillery, Chicago’s first legal post-Prohibition distillery, produces spirits as artful as its bottle designs and Vin312 Winery has grown from its owner’s garage into a full-fledged tasting room.
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The release continues Tamworth’s tradition of creating spirits inspired by the natural world around its rural New Hampshire home.
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“Brew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brew. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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