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
Then Schlitz was sold to Pabst in 1999, which in recent years had brewed it at an Anheuser-Busch plant in Texas.
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 20 May 2026
The same cup brewed at home costs roughly 25 to 50 cents.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Don’t miss out on the selection of craft beers brewed within the fleet of Batson locations, especially the pilsners.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
Donna's Pickle Beer, brewed by Pilot Brewing Project of Chicago and Milwaukee, hit the market in 2023.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The excellent seafood platter and Irish beef pair well with a pint of Kinnegar lager brewed up-county.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
All this brewed a distinct Korean immigrant flavor that wasn’t compatible with white Canada in the eighties.
—Jane Park, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Waiting for her were pitchers of sweet tea, which her family brewed using tap water.
—Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026
It is brewed from the leaves of a native species a tree that can be found in the forests of South America.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 20 May 2026
The same cup brewed at home costs roughly 25 to 50 cents.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Don’t miss out on the selection of craft beers brewed within the fleet of Batson locations, especially the pilsners.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
Donna's Pickle Beer, brewed by Pilot Brewing Project of Chicago and Milwaukee, hit the market in 2023.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The excellent seafood platter and Irish beef pair well with a pint of Kinnegar lager brewed up-county.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
All this brewed a distinct Korean immigrant flavor that wasn’t compatible with white Canada in the eighties.
—Jane Park, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Waiting for her were pitchers of sweet tea, which her family brewed using tap water.
—Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026
It is brewed from the leaves of a native species a tree that can be found in the forests of South America.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brewed
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No surprise that the rationale provoked instant social media outrage.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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Similar summaries of the show in the magazine Soap Opera Digest provoked outrage within the fledgling magazine’s readership.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Trump loomed large over the 2026 IDEAS conference hosted by the Center for American Progress, a leading liberal think tank, in a hotel just blocks from the White House.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
20 May 2026
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With the margins so slim between the two teams, pitching injuries loomed large as the Dodgers’ biggest roadblock in their pursuit of the division title.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Some conservatives have raised concerns that the deal appears to be too favorable to Iran.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
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Over two decades ago, Jane Kaczmarek raised a bunch of boys alongside Bryan Cranston on the Fox series Malcolm in the Middle.—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 May 2026
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The man was sitting inside his gray Chevrolet Equinox when an unknown individual approached with a gun and demanded money.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Best allegedly approached the White House complex and fired several shots, injuring a bystander.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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Copalli White Rum is fermented and distilled shortly after cane pressing to preserve volatile aromatic compounds, then minimally filtered and bottled unaged.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The cabbage is fermented in lactic acid bacteria, which serves as a probiotic.—
Isabel Vasquez RD LDN,
Health,
15 May 2026
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He’d been promoted to colonel after the death of Joshua Fry, but that simply meant that all the responsibility for the defeat at Fort Necessity fell on his shoulders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Slayyyter promoted the album with a performance at Coachella in April.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
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Foreign governments are dumping US Treasury bonds to stabilize their currencies amid the energy shock and financial volatility triggered by the Iran war.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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The median 4-week loss after the sell signal is triggered has been 1%, according to the bank's review of 24 sell signals going back to 2011.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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“Brewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brewed. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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