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verb

ˈbrü How to pronounce brew (audio)
Definition of brewnext
1
as in to provoke
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being they accused her of deliberately trying to brew dissension within the rank and file

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2
as in to loom
to be about to happen there's trouble brewing in the department

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brew

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noun

as in liquor

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Recent Examples of brew
Verb
For the best flavor, Holt recommends brewing a stronger batch. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 Moka pots are stovetop coffee makers that use vapor pressure and a three-chamber design to brew coffee. — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026
Noun
Now would be a good time to stock up on both the brew and the chocolate. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026 That was quite a big brew outside the home ballpark of the Texas Rangers for America's 250th birthday. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for brew
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brew
  1. provoke
  2. loom
  3. liquor
  4. raise
  5. approach
  6. alcohol
  7. ferment
  8. spirits
Verb
  • But this latest barrage is both broader and more intense, largely because Ukraine’s recent successes, particularly inside Russia, have provoked Putin to try to reclaim battlefield momentum.
    — Ian Bremmer, Time, 31 July 2026
  • Consumer price index and personal consumption expenditures readings can sometimes yield different outcomes – and provoke disagreement – regarding the direction that prices are heading.
    — Brandy Hadley, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of provoke
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  • To what degree Reid engages those gears, and any other brewing secret sauce, will be a matter looming over camp and the early part of the season, in particular.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • If The Odyssey lit the fuse, Spider-Man is the looming detonation.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of loom
Noun
  • Overnight, a category that spread into gas stations, liquor stores and grocery chains would lose its legal footing, and the drinks Cann sells at Target and Circle K would have to come off the shelves.
    — Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • One of them, a shorter, bearded man with a nose reddened and swollen from years of abusing liquor, gave a low whistle.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Definition of liquor
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  • The Athletic put the points raised in this article to United.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • State workers used the forum to raise $9,000 in under three weeks for an Interstate 80 billboard protesting the RTO order.
    — Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of raise
Verb
  • With the rise of modern conservatism in the ’70s and ’80s, Main said influential figures on the right began to approach politics as war.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • In 2006, an associate of Leto’s approached a 17-year-old backstage at a Thirty Seconds to Mars concert and took her phone number for the musician, then 34.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026
Definition of approach
Noun
  • Since 2004, the group has run a learning center for children, raised awareness about drug and alcohol abuse and brought doctors and mobile clinics into this neighborhood with very few basic services.
    — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The creator of vivid, indelible fantasies for women to try on and to embody was also a fragile and anguished man, troubled throughout his life by alcohol, drug dependency, and bouts of debilitating depression.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of alcohol
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  • Sourdough starter is a slow leavener that ferments the dough, which is what makes sourdough bread healthier.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026
  • Postbiotics are the material left over in the food, in the gut, by the bacteria that fermented the food item.
    — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of ferment
Noun
  • The spirits Gu-cheon interacts with throughout the series were invisible on set.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Fatty Arbuckle’s Pub, established in 2003, is home to over 200 different whiskeys and fine spirits.
    — USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of spirits

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“Brew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brew. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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