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
Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Hegseth led a pushup brigade with cadets, officers and fans at the game that broke a Guiness World Record.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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
Jaime and Ricky are the third generation of the family leading the churros brigade.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Hegseth led a pushup brigade with cadets, officers and fans at the game that broke a Guiness World Record.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
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An ugly opening half, which featured the teams combining for 6-of-24 shooting in the game’s first 10 minutes, saw the visiting Wildcats catch fire from beyond the arc.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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How the playoff field will be decided This is the second season of the 12-team playoff format after the field was only four teams for the first 10 years.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The only armadillo native to the United States is the nine-banded.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Oct. 2025
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But my opinion began to change in 2002, when a flamingo that was banded as a chick at Rio Lagartos was photographed in Florida Bay.—
Jerome Lorenz,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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The United States supported the anti-communist massacres, providing lists of senior communist party officials, equipment and money to the Indonesian army, according to official documents that were declassified in 2017.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The deadliest assault on a school occurred in 2014 when Taliban gunmen killed 154 people, mostly children, at an army-run school in Peshawar.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Mizuho’s $500 price target implies that shares of Domino’s could rally 25% from their Friday close.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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In the third quarter, Thomas tried to rally the Panthers.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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Eventually, the Strategic Air Command amended the system to include a unique enable code that transmitted to the launch crew from a higher authority.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Armario knows the fast-food world from every angle—rising the industry ranks from Burger King crew member to a McDonald’s executive overseeing global supply chain, development, and franchising.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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You’re not treated great either; you’re herded around like cattle.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Some 845,000 hectares of pasturelands are resting and recovering from overgrazing while herding communities transform shorn cashmere into sustainable fiber for luxury markets.—
Kaveh Zahedi,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The white officers in the 24 companies overseeing the volunteer platoons were also initially skeptical.—
Time,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Some of their biggest needs include filling two outfield vacancies, upgrading the bullpen, finding a platoon option at third base and first base, and getting at least one more starting pitcher.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Fans flocked to the announcement in droves, honing in on the little details of the poster.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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One fall night under the neon sign at Ground Zero, groups of tourists flocked in to hear Heavy Suga’ play originals mixed with blues classics and Muddy Waters hits.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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