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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Meanwhile, Ronaldo Nazario, the goalscoring legend who owns Real Valladolid, is heading a team whose goal difference is approaching minus 50 and staring at relegation.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
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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Nvidia rallied a quick 10% from there and then gave it all up and a bit more despite healthy, if not dazzling, quarterly results.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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Wright said an injured woman had to be extricated by crews with the New London Fire Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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The superstar couple celebrated Chalamet’s second Oscar nomination with a crew of family (his mother, Nicole Flender, and her equally famous sisters Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner) and friends (including his co-stars Elle Fanning and Monica Barbaro).—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
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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Tourists are even flocking to the city of Tianjin because of how authentic Tianjin dialect, music, and local influences have been woven into the story.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2025
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But — spurred partly by looming tariffs — investors have increasingly flocked to health care stocks in an increasingly volatile market and macroeconomy.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 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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