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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 brigades
Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The attack on the independence of Stars and Stripes is a powerful recapitulation of earlier moments in American military history, moments which make clear the blind alley down which Hegseth is charging his brigades at full speed.
—Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2026
Some of them are regular reserve units, but some of them are specific reserve units called regional-defense battalions, and there are regional brigades in the West Bank that have regional-defense battalions under them, which are units made up mostly of settlers.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The government of Honduras cancelled its agreement with Cuba over the medical brigades last week and more than 150 medical staffers left the Central American nation.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The whistle brigades are defending their communities.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The brigades started shortly after the blizzard did and splintered into Signal group chats for individual neighborhoods.
—Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
And Dutch neighbor Belgium has just reactivated two military brigades as part of a wider drive to boost defenses.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
The army has purchased 92 T-72B1 tanks and 123 BMP-3 armored personnel carriers from Russia, which equip the armored brigades alongside 81 AMX-30 tanks previously acquired from France.
—Germán Padinger, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
The Artesh ground forces, which include tens of brigades, are positioned primarily to defend Iran’s borders, according to Carl’s report.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The attack on the independence of Stars and Stripes is a powerful recapitulation of earlier moments in American military history, moments which make clear the blind alley down which Hegseth is charging his brigades at full speed.
—Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2026
Some of them are regular reserve units, but some of them are specific reserve units called regional-defense battalions, and there are regional brigades in the West Bank that have regional-defense battalions under them, which are units made up mostly of settlers.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The government of Honduras cancelled its agreement with Cuba over the medical brigades last week and more than 150 medical staffers left the Central American nation.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The whistle brigades are defending their communities.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The brigades started shortly after the blizzard did and splintered into Signal group chats for individual neighborhoods.
—Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
And Dutch neighbor Belgium has just reactivated two military brigades as part of a wider drive to boost defenses.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
The army has purchased 92 T-72B1 tanks and 123 BMP-3 armored personnel carriers from Russia, which equip the armored brigades alongside 81 AMX-30 tanks previously acquired from France.
—Germán Padinger, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brigades
Noun
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For many years, the top pick was determined by a coin flip between the worst teams in the Western and Eastern Conferences.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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When the teams met earlier this season on Black Friday, UConn easily handled Illinois in a 74-61 victory.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In recent days, Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, and bands Beach Bunny and Wednesday, also have left the agency, Deadline reported.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
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Signatories included Pedro Pascal, Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter, Daniel Radcliffe, Jamie Lee Curtis and Margaret Cho, along with Bay Area bands Shannon and the Clams and Hunx and His Punx.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Jan. 2026
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Outfield requires far more starting spots, and most of those available later in drafts are locked in platoons.—
Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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According to the Defense official, the Army plans to ramp up training over the next year, eventually sending in platoons of some 40 soldiers at a time to train.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Hundreds turned out to other Houston-area No Kings Day rallies on Saturday, including in Kingwood and Cypress.—
Maliya Ellis,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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Here's a look at photos of protesters, signs and more at the Ann Arbor rallies.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Of these three exceptions, the only one that still applies is to the children of diplomats, as there are no invading armies, and Native Americans were granted automatic citizenship in 1924.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
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Khaki thereafter served as the official color for uniforms of British armies, native and colonial, in India.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The result piles more pressure on Starmer, the least popular prime minister since records began, according to some polls.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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But when snow piles up in powdery white masses, Arizonans can't resist the opportunity to play in it.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Chapel Hill Road was temporarily closed for several hours as crews worked to clear the area.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Maintenance crews carve up the streets while pedestrians squeeze by, each person absorbed in their own agendas.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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However, one quick look at what companies like Boston Dynamics has achieved with robots like the rather creepy dog-like ‘Spot,’ who herds sheep in New Zealand, and the possibilities seem endless.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Brigades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigades. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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