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
The besting tasting iced tea is brewed with cold water.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Blue Moon and oranges go together, the beer being brewed with Valencia orange peel and traditionally served with a full-wheel orange garnish.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
Before refrigeration existed, beer was only brewed in cooler months of the year.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
HoneyBee Sage's signature brewed teas and alcohol-free craft cocktails will be available.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The main difference lies in how they're brewed.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
There are a dozen or so beers on tap that are brewed on-site.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Kratom has been used in low doses as a stimulant or brewed into tea.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
All summer long a sense of indignation has brewed and bubbled on Tyneside.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Blue Moon and oranges go together, the beer being brewed with Valencia orange peel and traditionally served with a full-wheel orange garnish.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
Before refrigeration existed, beer was only brewed in cooler months of the year.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
HoneyBee Sage's signature brewed teas and alcohol-free craft cocktails will be available.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The main difference lies in how they're brewed.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
There are a dozen or so beers on tap that are brewed on-site.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Kratom has been used in low doses as a stimulant or brewed into tea.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
All summer long a sense of indignation has brewed and bubbled on Tyneside.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brewed
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In practice, that could mean a withdrawal of political cover for Israel's ongoing invasion of Gaza, which has provoked outrage among European and Arab nations as famine conditions spread.—
Gram Slattery,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The moves provoked legal challenges over First Amendment rights.—
Dan Gooding
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The article deadline that felt manageable yesterday now loomed.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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These images of an expanding Kong appeared on the screen and the actors on stage in front of it flinched in horror as the dwarfing image of Kong’s bigness loomed menacingly behind them.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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The decision upheld a previous denial by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission over traffic concerns raised by city officials and in more than 300 public comments.—
Rose Evans
September 10,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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After new state data showed substantial academic gains, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education members defended a six-figure consulting contract Tuesday that raised questions earlier this year about family connections to the district.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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So when Patel approached the podium on Friday the stakes were obviously high.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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For a year and a half, the detectives first approached a large volume of low-match DNA results which could be traced back to existing American family trees.—
Claire Lempert,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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No oyster sauce, or fermented black bean sauce either.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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Each agave plant takes at least seven years to mature and is farmed without pesticides or chemicals before being roasted, fermented, and distilled in copper stills.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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That bout was promoted as his return to the ring after a 19-year retirement and was widely regarded as a fitting sendoff.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The past few weeks have seen the departures of Heidi Gardner, Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow and Emil Wakim, plus the splitting up of Please Don’t Destroy as Ben Marshall was promoted to main cast, Martin Herlihy moved to writing staff and John Higgins left the show.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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The fallout from Singapore's money-laundering scandal and high-profile crypto failures like Three Arrows Capital and FTX triggered an aggressive compliance push in 2024, according to Iris Xu, founder of corporate services firm Jenga, whose clients are wealthy mainland Chinese in Singapore.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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That contract, reached after the union leveraged a strike threat in 2024, included coverage of PBS Kids’ animation for the first time and triggered union representation for writers on shows like Molly of Denali and Work It Out Wombats.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Brewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brewed. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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