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
Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
While most brigade members sheltered in time, some, who ignored safety protocols, wound up among the casualties.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 24 June 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
Camp Atterbury is an Army and Air National Guard base near Edinburgh that spans 34,000 acres and has been used for training brigades and hosting large-scale operations.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
While most brigade members sheltered in time, some, who ignored safety protocols, wound up among the casualties.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brigade
Noun
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Colorado, winners of four of its last five games, has become a tougher team to put away.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
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Both teams traded offensive rallies in an open second half.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
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The late One Direction alum also gave the boy band some advice on how to make the stage their own.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
16 July 2025
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Frantic rescue operations persisted across the region, with army and police personnel working to find those missing.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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At one stage this summer, six different projects were being worked on inside The Racecourse at the same time by a small army of workers.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Rays rallied late to beat the Giants for a second straight night Saturday, this time 2-1.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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On Thursday, local lawmakers and advocated rallied for their release ahead of the school year, which begins on Sept. 4.—
Cayla Bamberger,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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By July, the arrival of the monsoon usually brings in higher humidity and more regular rainfall, which can slow existing fires' growth and allow crews to get ahead of them.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Before the 1990s, when the retailer grew into the biggest home improvement chain, contracting crews tried to keep their costs lower than their rivals by shopping for supplies at different wholesalers.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
19 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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His platoon differentials have always been manageable, smaller than most regulars.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Russian assault platoons are rushing behind ukrainian lines.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Tubers flock to the next section of the river, which runs for four miles from the gap to the small town of Portland, floating beneath the Slateford Bridge and through the occasional class I/II wave train.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
11 Aug. 2025
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Since the nineteenth century, new arrivals have flocked there to chase the sun.—
Sam Bloch
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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