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
Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
The pop-up offers free matcha and cold brew topped with pumpkin-orange foam, friendship bracelet stations, a photo booth and more.
—Caché McClay, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
His pre-teen son in tow, Luis joins up with a crusty group of dancers who are heading to a secret party in the heart of the desert, where the beats will be loud enough to drown out the sounds of the apocalyptic war that’s brewing around them.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The Chocolate Cream Protein Cold Brew offers 19 grams of protein, 330 calories, and 26 grams of sugar, layering bold cold brew under Chocolate Protein Cold Foam.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
The pop-up offers free matcha and cold brew topped with pumpkin-orange foam, friendship bracelet stations, a photo booth and more.
—Caché McClay, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
For those who want to be entertained during brew time, look no further than this borosilicate glass London Sip espresso maker with a stainless steel base.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
His pre-teen son in tow, Luis joins up with a crusty group of dancers who are heading to a secret party in the heart of the desert, where the beats will be loud enough to drown out the sounds of the apocalyptic war that’s brewing around them.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brew
Verb
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The combined vaccine has been extensively studied and consistently shown to provoke an immune response comparable to what’s seen when the individual vaccines are given separately, and without raising the risk of serious side effects.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Things that are shocking and terrible provoke our curiosity; if nothing ever went wrong, there would be no newspapers.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And then, there are always a couple of surprise moves looming.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Shooting in Wales meant the weather was always looming.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Early in the investigation, authorities searched trash cans in the alley outside the Rainbow Room for knives but tested only a few of the liquor bottles in the club for prints.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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Struggling to survive in Prohibition Chicago, with the police on their tail and an Irish assassin hot on their tracks, the women resort to crime, selling bootleg liquor to the Irish mob.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In November, Jackson terminated Gatlin for swindling millions of dollars from the Foundation as executives privately reeled over her betrayal of the hospital system’s fundraising arm, which raises tens of millions to benefit Jackson’s patients.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Experts at Sweetbriar said the effort was not just about saving one insect but also about raising awareness.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In an effort to truly stop the bullying, Disley approached school administrators.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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According to the most optimistic forecasts, at its brightest later this month, comet Lemmon is projected to possibly approach +3 magnitude (such a brightness is comparable to the star Megrez, the star in the Big Dipper that joins the handle with the bowl).—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Of course, the bags don’t actually hide anything; in fact, they are reserved specifically for, and definitively signal, the drinking of alcohol.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Brian reportedly had 187 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood while being examined after her death.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Items like sourdough bread, beer, and wine are fermented but typically lack live probiotic strains.—
Allison Forsyth,
Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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Most Napa Valley SBs are fermented and aged in stainless steel before bottling, but there are a good number of winemakers who age in wood and cement to give their wines a bit more depth, similar to those made in France.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Martinez appeared to be in good spirits about that rather personal jab about his appearance, and Boone probably meant no harm to his rival’s broadcaster.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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But perhaps, all the Yankees needed was to summon the spirits that lie past the center-field wall in this ballpark.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Brew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brew. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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