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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Mercury in Sagittarius provokes your mind to venture into uncharted territory.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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His art form is chaos, and the unrestrained fear that chaos can provoke.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
29 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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According to the Maryland Lottery, the liquor store will receive $500 for selling a winner ticket.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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As a result, many civil servants are wary of serving baijiu at government functions; others are skirting the rule by disguising the clear liquor as water.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
29 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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More than 735,000 people were evacuated in Cuba as Melissa approached, according to President Miguel Díaz-Canel, while in the Bahamas, preliminary estimates show 1,485 residents were evacuated before all flights were suspended ahead of the approaching storm.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis for a Fox Sports appearance, was caught on video approaching the driver’s door of a large truck by a nearby hotel, according to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by EW.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 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
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Those spirits were awakened by several methods, from burying the packet in the ground, to tying macrame-like knots onto the parcels, to driving nails into the amulet—all to fulfill the requests of Congolese practitioners.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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Before the event takes a deadly turn, Harry appears to be in uncharacteristically high spirits in the trailer.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Brew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brew. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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