as in team
a group of people working together on a task
a clean-up brigade put the parish hall back in good order
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Recent Examples of brigade
Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The Kremlin has supplied its regiments and brigades in Kursk with the best fiber-optic drones, which are controlling via signals traveling through thin cables—and can’t be jammed by traditional means.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 2 Sep. 2021
This strain of eliminationism is not simply a derangement of the political right; the notes sounded by the dollars versus deaths brigade come straight from the liberal hymnbook.
—Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 18 May 2020
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Noun
The Australian government advises its citizens against traveling to Ukraine to fight, but some have nonetheless chosen to volunteer with international brigades.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The Kremlin has supplied its regiments and brigades in Kursk with the best fiber-optic drones, which are controlling via signals traveling through thin cables—and can’t be jammed by traditional means.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
These communities have also been known to brigade other subreddits, meaning members would hop into other subreddits and spam them with falsehoods about the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin or the effectiveness of vaccines.
—Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 2 Sep. 2021
This strain of eliminationism is not simply a derangement of the political right; the notes sounded by the dollars versus deaths brigade come straight from the liberal hymnbook.
—Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 18 May 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brigade
Noun
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Things won't get any easier for Texas A&M on the road on Saturday night in front of what will be an excited crowd and against a very motivated Florida team.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Philadelphia entered this season as one of the favorites to contend for an NBA title, but the team is in the midst of a nine-game losing streak.—
Chantz Martin,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Young debuted the Chrome Hearts band during a show last year and has said an album from the group is tentatively slated for release in April.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Feb. 2025
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Kevin and Danielle Jonas might have the makings of a Jonas Sisters band on their hands.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The spirit, first distilled in the 17th century in the Netherlands, is a veritable Swiss army knife for making cocktails.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Also Thursday, findings from an investigation by the Israeli military determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on Oct. 7, 2023, because the much more powerful Israeli army misjudged the militant group's intentions and underestimated its capabilities.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ethereum also rallied on the news, jumping from just under $2,000 to $2,400.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Hilltoppers, meanwhile, rallied together after their title dreams ended against Hononegah.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At least five flight crews reported receiving apparent false TCAS alerts.—
Kris Van Cleave,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2025
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By 2018, a decade had passed since NASA started teaming with commercial partners to deliver cargo, and eventually crew, to the International Space Station.—
Tim Stevens,
Ars Technica,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the bond market, Treasury yields pulled back as investors herded into investments generally seen as safer when the U.S. economy’s prospects look rockier.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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But the three to four deeply unserious men who appear each season to drone on about crypto, Joe Rogan, and Brazilian jujitsu will get herded away by the captive audience of their dreams and stop wasting a living, breathing woman’s time.—
Nic Juarez,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Then on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) deployed a tank platoon to Jenin – the first time tanks have been sent into the West Bank since 2002, during the Second Intifada, or uprising.—
Mick Krever,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Julien could also enter the first base/DH mix as a left-handed alternative and/or platoon partner for the two righties.—
Dan Hayes,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But when the world was beginning to emerge from the pandemic in 2021, partiers flocked to Miami Beach and law enforcement was overwhelmed with more than 1,000 arrests.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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Americans are flocking to cash amid the market turmoil, with money market fund assets hitting a record $7.03 trillion as of the week ended Wednesday, according to the Investment Company Institute .—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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