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
Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
There are elements of at least eight battalions and four brigades in the Dalnje salient: no more than 10,000 Ukrainian troops, assuming all the units are at full strength.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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
But while the country industry frequently balks at accepting members of the pop brigade, that stigma isn’t reciprocated.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
There are elements of at least eight battalions and four brigades in the Dalnje salient: no more than 10,000 Ukrainian troops, assuming all the units are at full strength.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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
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Starting in a modest 10x10 room in Culver City, Valdez and his team turned a bold idea into a tangible reality.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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But the team decided that James would suit up for this game in Phoenix.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The intricate layers and flowing banding of the agate offer a visual experience that will be unique to each watch.Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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After almost 140 years, some of the home’s original remaining features include the casework moldings, gas fireplaces, bay windows, and quarter-sawn oak flooring with cherry banding.Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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The army has stepped up airstrikes in the half of the country that the RSF controls, while the RSF has staged raids on villages and intense artillery strikes.Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The rapid advance of opposition forces left little resistance from the Syrian army, which disintegrated as the rebels moved into Damascus.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Tamika Harold has been leading the recall effort — gathering signatures, rallying residents and attending CDD meetings.Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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Investors are betting that shares of the fintech company Block Inc. will rally further in the new year.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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Sunday's mournful cowboy funeral is attended only by his family, the bunkhouse crew, and three close friends.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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By focusing on the television crew reacting to the horror and making on-the-spot decisions about how to most ethically broadcast it, director Tim Fehlbaum creates a compelling film with an epic scope comprised almost entirely of cramped interiors filled with analog filmmaking equipment.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2024
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Boise, Idaho, was named on NatGeo’s list for its population of Basque people – the highest in the U.S. The Basques descended from Spanish and French migrants in the late 19th century, and came to the region to herd sheep.Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2024
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If the estate drags on, keeping track of the fiscal year deadlines, income distributions, and filings could feel like herding cats.Ashley Case, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Typically, compared to other pitches, sinkers have larger platoon splits.Will Sammon, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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As a military police platoon leader and trainer for the Kuwait National Guard's counterterrorism unit, Gabbard achieved another milestone in 2009, becoming one of the first women to set foot in a Kuwaiti military facility and the first woman to be honored by the Kuwait National Guard.Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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This was long before Borough Market and Renzo Piano’s Shard would make London Bridge the bustling destination that visitors flock to today.Valentina Raggi, Architectural Digest, 21 Dec. 2024
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The intrigue: While Texans flock to Japan, Japan is embracing Texas.Gregory Castillo, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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