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
Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Possible changes for homeless response Bates’ impending resignation comes while change has been brewing at both the local and federal level around homelessness.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
For its inaugural brew, the cafe will be pouring a regenerative organic coffee called Grizzly Peak Blend, with some of the proceeds going to Berkeley’s Edible Schoolyard Project.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
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Verb
Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto let a day’s stroll linger into profundity, the twilight dimming and human connection brewing in all its possibilities.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Possible changes for homeless response Bates’ impending resignation comes while change has been brewing at both the local and federal level around homelessness.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Noun
Coffee lovers, by the end of the year, will have yet another place in Northwest Indiana to buy their favorite brew.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
For its inaugural brew, the cafe will be pouring a regenerative organic coffee called Grizzly Peak Blend, with some of the proceeds going to Berkeley’s Edible Schoolyard Project.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brew
Verb
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What happened subsequently proved that taxation, too, could provoke resistance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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The anxiety the show provoked only added to its allure.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
Verb
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That means a lot of decisions still loom.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Many companies are being urged to boost their cybersecurity initiatives as the potential for Q-Day looms.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
26 May 2026
Noun
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But increasingly, some of the industry’s biggest bets are not on traditional beer or liquor, but on products designed to recreate the social experience of drinking without intoxication.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Cocoa exporters should ship more butter, liquor, and powder rather than raw beans, while Kenyan tea and Ethiopian or Ugandan coffee should leave the continent branded and semi-processed rather than as bulk commodities.—
W. Gyude Moore,
semafor.com,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Families living in barndominiums have made choices to own animals, raise their own crops and garden, get outside and play.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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He was recently asked about raising taxes on the rich.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
Verb
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If a bear approaches in a defensive manner (appears agitated and/or charges), stop.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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This may be attributed to school districts approaching reading education in a different way.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The cause of the crash is unclear, but the booking charges do not include any allegations related to drugs or alcohol.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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In addition to alternatives for staples like bourbon and tequila, Lyre’s makes more niche spirits including coffee liqueur, triple sec and vermouth — the kinds of ingredients that let a bartender build a genuinely accurate espresso martini, margarita or Manhattan without alcohol.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Produced at Casa Herradura in Amatitán, it is made from 100% blue Weber agave, traditionally roasted in clay ovens for 26 hours and fermented for three days with wild yeast from the estate's fruit trees.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Hyosung has licensed Genomatica’s GENO™ BDO™ technology to process the sugarcane into bio-BDO by fermenting sugars from the plant.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Noun
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An unexpected encounter with ancient spirits leaves the young son to navigate the project’s completion, and help reunite his family.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
24 May 2026
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On a separate note, the American Distilling Institute (ADI) has begun announcing the results of their 2026 spirits competition.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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“Brew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brew. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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