brewed

verb

past tense of brew
1
as in provoked
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 loomed
to be about to happen there's trouble brewing in the department

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Recent Examples of brewed But for my money, the best American witbier is Allagash White, brewed in Portland, Maine. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 Researchers found microscopic residue inside pottery vessels, shedding light on how people brewed beer-like drinks from millet, rice, wheat and barley more than 3,000 years ago. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 For the first two seasons, the love triangle brewed between Jackie, Cole and Alex. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 What began as a beer brewed to celebrate the brewery's 1,000th batch has become one of craft beer's defining annual releases, inspiring countless breweries to launch their own barrel-aging programs along the way. — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The compounds are produced from leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia, which are crushed before being smoked, brewed with tea or placed into gel capsules. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Pogačar, unable to get back to sleep, listened to Eminem and brewed himself a coffee. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 That sake is a delightful daiginjo (a premium sake made from rice where 50 percent of its outer hull has been removed) brewed by Kiminoi Brewery. — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026 Black Tea Like green tea, black tea is made from the Camellia sinensis plant but is brewed at a higher temperature and has a more bitter taste. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brewed
  1. provoked
  2. loomed
  3. raised
  4. approached
  5. fermented
  6. promoted
  7. triggered
Verb
  • The sources added that the relationship breakdown also provoked serious concerns about the wellbeing of the senior colleague.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Even the smaller discoveries, like the shovel found in the rock area, provoked the kind of reflection that Idaho Public Archaeology hopes to spur.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of provoked
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  • Questions of viability have always loomed over the route, and the dreams of the leaders seeking to develop it.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But the endless trials also loomed through her early years at the University of Kansas.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of loomed
Verb
  • Extended deployments of carriers – which can have more than 5,000 sailors and Marines on board – have raised concerns about the impact not only on the ships but on service members.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Mangione’s lawyers raised concerns when he was first charged in both jurisdictions that the 28-year-old was unfairly being tried twice for the same crime.
    — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of raised
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  • Cue forward Josh Windass revealing on camera how James, as one of those who had worn the armband during the season, had approached him about setting up a meeting with just the players present.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Even in the nineteenth century, before the neuronic machinery of the retina was fully understood, biologists approached the eye with wonderment.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of approached
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  • It was fermented and aged in 20 percent new French oak barrels which add a nice touch of oak that does not overpower the delicate fruit flavors.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The doctor, Sean O’Mara, is reportedly the reason why the likes of JD Vance, Robert F Kennedy Jr, and Sean Duffy have all adopted a diet based almost entirely on eating steak and fermented foods like kimchi.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of fermented
Verb
  • Rookie slugger Bryce Eldridge, promoted in May, was in there, of course.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Blakeman is well liked in Nassau, one of the most populous counties in New York, and has promoted himself as a centrist in campaign advertising.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of promoted
Verb
  • Tatis triggered a sequence that tied the game in the eighth inning.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Late last month, The Wall Street Journal reported an internal whistleblower complaint about Walter’s Guggenheim Investments triggered a federal investigation.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of triggered

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