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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as in loomed
to be about to happen
there's trouble brewing in the department
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Recent Examples of brewed
Unlike other methods, espresso must be brewed using an espresso machine.
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
Interestingly, Route 66 was also important to the Chicago mob, which used it extensively to bring liquor brewed in Southern Illinois to the thirsty market in the city.
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Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Now, however, a perfect storm has brewed in global markets, with Google-parent Alphabet losing two key AI scientists and worries piling up about the high costs required for AI to expand.
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Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Because safe drinking water wasn't always available, fermented and brewed beverages like beer and cider were commonly consumed.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
The difference here is that sodium is removed from the sauce once brewed.
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Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2026
Trump’s description of the current regime in Tehran as a bunch of swell guys was brewed in a heavy-duty vat of wishful thinking.
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Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
This latest attempt was a political project, signaling European unity as tensions brewed on the continent’s borders.
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Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
It cannot be eaten, brewed or bought as a supplement.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
Interestingly, Route 66 was also important to the Chicago mob, which used it extensively to bring liquor brewed in Southern Illinois to the thirsty market in the city.
—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Now, however, a perfect storm has brewed in global markets, with Google-parent Alphabet losing two key AI scientists and worries piling up about the high costs required for AI to expand.
—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Because safe drinking water wasn't always available, fermented and brewed beverages like beer and cider were commonly consumed.
—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
The difference here is that sodium is removed from the sauce once brewed.
—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2026
Trump’s description of the current regime in Tehran as a bunch of swell guys was brewed in a heavy-duty vat of wishful thinking.
—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
This latest attempt was a political project, signaling European unity as tensions brewed on the continent’s borders.
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Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
It cannot be eaten, brewed or bought as a supplement.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brewed
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The president highlighted the military operation in Iran that has proven deeply unpopular, and an immigration agenda that has provoked intense backlash.
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Concentrated wealth has always converted into influence, and the republic absorbed it and built the antitrust law and disclosure rules that outlasted the men who provoked them.
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The housing affordability problem has loomed especially large in cities with roaring economies and not much new development to accommodate growing demand to live there.
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Two years later, a $56 billion deficit loomed.
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The loss threatened the summer learning session, but on Sunday, the community stepped up at an impromptu fundraiser that raised spirits and funds.
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He was raised in Tiberias and Eilat, outside Israel’s traditional centers of power and influence.
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Rescuers in hard hats and high-visibility overalls carried a person down a mound of rubble as others approached with a stretcher, seen in footage shared by Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez.
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Uthmeier, the Florida Attorney General, refused to stop and answer questions about Alligator Alcatraz when he was approached by a CBS Miami reporter on Saturday at the Republican Party of Florida's annual gathering.
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Because safe drinking water wasn't always available, fermented and brewed beverages like beer and cider were commonly consumed.
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It is fermented at a warmer temperature.
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At the San Diego event, the guide also promoted one restaurant, Kato in Los Angeles, to the two-star list and honored nine new restaurants with one-star awards, including Naides in San Francisco, one of the few Filipino cuisine restaurants in the nation with that distinction.
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She was hired as a sous chef and promoted to executive chef just two months later.
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Meanwhile, questions about how much DHS paid for some warehouses triggered an internal audit.
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The avatar on Bonsu Baah’s Instagram page is a photograph of his mother, whose sudden death four years ago triggered a change in his thinking.
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“Brewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brewed. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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