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1
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
to be about to happen
- there's trouble brewing in the department
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“Brew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brew. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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