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
Arman Khan, Them., 3 Oct. 2025
Fragmented response The response to the armed gangs in Haiti has been fragmented, with the government turning to private armed contractors and citizens setting up vigilante brigades.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 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
Her commander called her the best battalion officer in the brigade.
—Arman Khan, Them., 3 Oct. 2025
Fragmented response The response to the armed gangs in Haiti has been fragmented, with the government turning to private armed contractors and citizens setting up vigilante brigades.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brigade
Noun
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Martino also reported that the Yankees are considering changes at other spots, aiming to shake up the team's brain trust to deliver better baseball on the field.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Two sources told Fortune that Amazon’s human resources division—known internally as PXT or the People eXperience Technology team—will be hard hit, but that other areas of Amazon’s core consumer business are also likely to be affected.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After calls for a reunion tour following last year’s standout performances at Coachella, No Doubt is banding back together for a residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere, with six shows slated for 2026.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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The banded sea krait, also known as the yellow-lipped sea krait, lives in shallow, coral habitats in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, according to Oceana.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Oct. 2025
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And, while large-scale armies were attacking one another with a vast arsenal of technological advancements, De Stijl architects and theorists were observing great opportunities for a better world based on this massive scale and these new technologies.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Following demonstrations over living conditions in which army members joined protests, Rajoelina was evacuated from the country aboard a French Army CASA aircraft, after a deal was struck with French President Emmanuel Macron, Reuters reported, citing French media.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Over the summer, a group of Indiana organizers responsible for rallying major crowds at the Indiana Statehouse in a matter of months disbanded after infighting divided its core organizers.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
17 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City rallied, and in the third quarter, Mahomes threw his third of four touchdown passes to Travis Kelce, giving the Chiefs a 24-20 lead in an eventual 30-29 win.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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As of Sunday afternoon, the fire crew managed to contain 25% of the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Last year, moments included a violinist perched 15 feet in the air with a cascading 20-foot dress, a crew of mythic horsehead creatures, the Raven, the Jester, Cersei, and Arachnea.—
Jenny Adams,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the bond market, Treasury yields dropped as investors herded toward investments considered safer.—
Stan Choe,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Interestingly, people at Netflix weren’t kind of herding me to see it.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Minogue is a 1989 graduate of West Point who served as an infantry platoon leader in Operation Desert Storm, the 1991 successful coalition invasion of Iraq to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Brandon Marsh, who produced after a miserable April, looks more like a strong-side platoon corner outfielder than an everyday center fielder.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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With money flooding in, developers are flocking to areas where a lot of data centers are already, like Northern Virginia's Data Center Alley and parts of Texas, according to the IEA.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Butterflies and many other pollinators flock to these flowers.—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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