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as in provoking
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 looming
to be about to happen
there's trouble brewing in the department
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Recent Examples of brewing
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The battle in Bensonhurst has been brewing for years.
—Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Indeed, a battle has been brewing over, of all things, the basic rules that govern residential and commercial construction.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The original Trumer brewery is located near Salzburg, Austria, and has been brewing there since at least 1601.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
The former child star shared a snapshot with the Smashing Pumpkins frontman on Instagram in March 2026, and based on her caption, there’s some big things brewing.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Their unsparing letter added another layer of controversy to the drama that had already been brewing about Tuesday’s forum.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Where trouble may be brewing Nevertheless, experts are sounding the alarm about the potential for higher default rates in certain parts of the private credit world.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
The contentious film has been brewing in the background of its subjects’ notoriously sexist social media accounts for the past year as Theroux pieced his documentary together behind the scenes.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
But this bet will face its most serious test in the brewing Republican presidential primary.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
United Kingdom Big changes are brewing in the United Kingdom as part of a major overhaul of the country’s immigration system backed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The battle in Bensonhurst has been brewing for years.
—Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Indeed, a battle has been brewing over, of all things, the basic rules that govern residential and commercial construction.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The original Trumer brewery is located near Salzburg, Austria, and has been brewing there since at least 1601.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
The former child star shared a snapshot with the Smashing Pumpkins frontman on Instagram in March 2026, and based on her caption, there’s some big things brewing.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Their unsparing letter added another layer of controversy to the drama that had already been brewing about Tuesday’s forum.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Where trouble may be brewing Nevertheless, experts are sounding the alarm about the potential for higher default rates in certain parts of the private credit world.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
The contentious film has been brewing in the background of its subjects’ notoriously sexist social media accounts for the past year as Theroux pieced his documentary together behind the scenes.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brewing
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Those forces may give the president more leverage in his negotiations, but also risk fueling Tehran's resentment and provoking a harsher response, analysts say.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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Women and girls are asked to imagine themselves as a river, provoking powerful reflection on the culture of gender in post-Soviet Asia.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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While his ball production totaled just two interceptions during his career, his ability to play as a rangy deep safety forced opposing quarterbacks to keep things underneath with his top-end services looming downfield.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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There’s the constantly looming threat of the sophomore slump, and the old saw that the artist has had their entire life to write the first album and barely a spare minute to write the second.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The baseball's future home is a decision for another day.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Seals and Crofts would later briefly play in a band led by Glen Campbell, and join another California group, the Dawnbreakers, whose members included Crofts’ future wife, Billie Lee Day.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Unseasonably warm temperatures continue to take a toll on Colorado's snowpack, raising concerns about dangerous avalanche conditions across the high country.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Past grand juries have issued reports raising awareness of shady land deals, questionable legislative appropriations and officials slow-walking public records requests.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Volatility in energy commodity prices driven by the ongoing war in the Middle East is confounding firms trying to make decisions about production in coming months.—
Catarina Saraiva,
Bloomberg,
25 Mar. 2026
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Some experts project strong demand for humanoid robots in the coming years, with Barclays analysts forecasting that the market could grow from about $2 billion and $3 billion today to at least $40 billion by 2035, and to perhaps as much as $200 billion.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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That meant that urine samples with high sugar content could have started fermenting and consequently generated alcohol that could have skewed the test result or created a false positive.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Each time the team captured a sample, Maro then quickly tested it to see if the urinating chimp had metabolized alcohol from ripe, fermenting fruit.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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Several of her Instagram posts also included hashtags promoting Swift’s album.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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Chestnut said in an Instagram story, promoting a clip from the Sunday, March 29, episode, in which Watson is reunited with Sherlock.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are expecting a decision about Aaron Rodgers' future before the upcoming NFL draft, according to a new report.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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By recently declining Williams’ $10 million bonus, that money was added into what’s now a $32 million non-guaranteed salary for the upcoming season.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Brewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brewing. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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