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
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
Ellie Cook
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Intelsat’s opening cyber-ports for Whitaker’s brigades of peacemakers is part of a greater mission to connect the continent.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Noun
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
Verb
Parts of two Ukrainian brigades were moved in response, according to the blog's authors.
—Ellie Cook
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Intelsat’s opening cyber-ports for Whitaker’s brigades of peacemakers is part of a greater mission to connect the continent.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brigade
Noun
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Holy smokes, the Packers just made a massive trade The Green Bay Packers have always been the team that drafts and develops, always straying from a splashy trade to try and win in the short term.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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On paper, Green Bay was a good team, a playoff-caliber one.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Three common tegu species found in the U.S. include the: Argentine black and white tegu – Grows up to 4 feet long, is black and white with banding along its tail.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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The powerhouse country vocalist has talked often about her love of hard rock, performed with Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose numerous times, and covered songs by fellow umlaut bands Mötley Crüe and Motörhead in concert.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
Noun
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There is talk of Turkey building a military base in Syria to train and rebuild the capabilities of the Syrian army.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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An army of the rodents has descended on California’s $4.7-billion-a-year almond orchards, causing hundreds of millions of dollar in damage to equipment and crops over the past year.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Mosley spoke to Newsweek about her mother's move, and how the family has rallied to celebrate her.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Autodesk — Shares rallied 8% following a strong second-quarter earnings report.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As of Saturday evening, the fire crew has managed to contain none of the blaze.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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That doesn’t include freelancers, contractors and temporary workers as they aren't listed as employees on the books of U.K. companies but often represent the majority of the crew on a film shoot.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Basques began settling in Northern Nevada during the silver and gold rush, herding sheep and cattle and living off the land.—
Michael Moberly,
Saveur,
13 Aug. 2025
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LuPone remembers her mother herding her and her older twin brothers, Bobby and Billy, into a car and driving to a nearby town.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
Noun
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The shocking incident uncovered in the report would come to be known as the My Lai Massacre, in which soldiers of a U.S. Army platoon led by Lt. William Calley Jr. slaughtered hundreds of innocent Vietnamese men, women, children and babies at the height of the Vietnam War.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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Terminal List season one ended with Edwards being revealed to have been behind the assassination plot of the group’s former Navy SEALs platoon.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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López remembers when Plaza Fiesta was so popular visitors flocked here from other states across the Southeast.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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Thousands flocked to her account — sharing their support for her cause in the comments and asking where she would be stationed next.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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