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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Recent Examples of brew
Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
If one of us prefers the coffee at Joe’s and the other likes the brew at Bob’s, that is fine.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Skepticism over Jones’s community service hours has been brewing for some time in New Kent County.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
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Verb
This cozy brew can also be made in large batches for a fall movie marathon, book club, or Halloween party.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
If one of us prefers the coffee at Joe’s and the other likes the brew at Bob’s, that is fine.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
Even more excitement has been brewing since the sequel's arrival, as Disney confirmed in June 2023 that a third installment is in the works.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Skepticism over Jones’s community service hours has been brewing for some time in New Kent County.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brew
Verb
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Not retaining his services would have provoked outrage.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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But the forcefulness of pastors' rhetoric about Kirk has provoked conflicting feelings for some believers.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The earth-shattering events of the first trilogy have been all but forgotten, and the Magisterium looms as large as ever.—
Lev Grossman,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some learned of the looming pause to SNAP benefits for the first time when the Free Press reached out.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The bar received a 60-day suspension of its liquor license after the shooting.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The liquor store is situated at the corner of Lancaster Avenue and Sterley Street, and the house is number 17 Spruce Street.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump’s lack of specifics on his new 10% Canada tariff raised key questions for Erica York, vice president of federal tax policy at the Tax Foundation.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Owsley Brown Frazier, a fourth-generation descendant of George Garvin Brown, alone raised more than $500 million in his lifetime.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So one day last winter, as a new MLS season began, Higginbotham’s wife, Nicole, approached him with an idea.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Upcoming comets to view This celestial calendar includes significant comets that will approach Earth through the rest of 2025 and into early 2026 and can be seen with binoculars or a telescope.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Mix four tablespoons of the alcohol and four drops of the soap into the one-liter spray bottle.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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Paul's blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit, and he was subsequently charged with three felony counts, including boating under the influence, causing death.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There’s a Zarza Pink Bourbon Thermal Shock Washed variety, for instance, and a Los Patios Peach Geisha Honey coffee blended with peach concentrate and Sumatra Bener Meriah Gayo Aalamin fermented with powdered jasmine.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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When FODMAPs pass into the large intestine, bacteria ferment them.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For bones, spirits, and some menacing dolls, here’s where to go for a fright.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Budj Bim assigned the weeping she-oak (Casuarina) trees, whose whispering voices can be heard in the wind, to be the guardian spirits of the landscape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Brew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brew. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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