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1
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
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
There's another controversy brewing, this one over the city's new nearly $4 billion convention center.
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Nathalie Marie Palacios,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
The global economy was still caught in the vise of the Great Depression, civil war was brewing in Spain, and the League of Nations was breathing its last breaths.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
But vaccines made with the Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology are faster to manufacture than other types — something experts say might help if the shape-shifting flu virus mutates in a way that requires suddenly brewing new doses to match.
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Lauran Neergaard,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
External pressures are brewing as the Leo moon moves to clash with Mars.
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
But vaccines made with the Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology are faster to manufacture than other types — something experts say might help if the shape-shifting flu virus mutates in a way that requires suddenly brewing new doses to match.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Don't worry, there's no trouble brewing.
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Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
And there was trouble brewing at Intel.
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ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
Adjective
But this bet will face its most serious test in the brewing Republican presidential primary.
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Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
The idea had been brewing in the back of my head for months.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
There's another controversy brewing, this one over the city's new nearly $4 billion convention center.
—
Nathalie Marie Palacios,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
The global economy was still caught in the vise of the Great Depression, civil war was brewing in Spain, and the League of Nations was breathing its last breaths.
—
Vann R. Newkirk Ii,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
But vaccines made with the Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology are faster to manufacture than other types — something experts say might help if the shape-shifting flu virus mutates in a way that requires suddenly brewing new doses to match.
—
Lauran Neergaard,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
External pressures are brewing as the Leo moon moves to clash with Mars.
—
Usa Today,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
But vaccines made with the Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology are faster to manufacture than other types — something experts say might help if the shape-shifting flu virus mutates in a way that requires suddenly brewing new doses to match.
—
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Don't worry, there's no trouble brewing.
—
Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
And there was trouble brewing at Intel.
—
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brewing
Adjective
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If a team in a hot Canadian market were looking to inject future value into its organization and wanted to leverage free agency to do so, there are all sorts of ways to go about doing that.
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Kelce has kept tight-lipped on wedding details As for Kelce, the Super Bowl champion has not gone into detail about his future nuptials.
Verb
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If that conversation also seems too anxiety-provoking, focus on modes of communication that do feel accessible to you.
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Temperatures reached historic highs Historic high temperatures in 2003, surpassed this time, were blamed for 15,000 deaths, provoking a national reckoning about care of older people, who were particularly hard-hit.
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Continue reading … Tune in the country waits for high-stakes rulings from the Supreme Court, including its looming birthright citizenship decision.
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The French composer leans into her music’s ghostly qualities on a score for a cult-favorite 1960 horror film, stitching together contrasting layers of sound to conjure the movie’s looming dread.
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The world’s largest Wally’s is set to break ground in Independence in the coming months, with construction expected to conclude in 2027.
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Brickell is set to get even more Class A office space in coming years.
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But a fresh start comes with plenty of new challenges — from rival ranchers and relentless cattle work to the unexpected trials of raising their teenage son, Carter (Finn Little).
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SpaceX went public in June, raising roughly $75 billion in the largest IPO on record.
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Hawkins, 38, will end his 13-year run as Officer Kevin Atwater on the popular NBC show during the show's upcoming Season 14 in October, USA TODAY has learned.
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While chatting with ExtraTV at the Tight Ends & Friends concert presented by Sports Illustrated and Reese's, San Francisco 49ers player George Kittle confirmed he was invited to the upcoming ceremony — and revealed one of the pair's wedding rules.
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There is also usually an acid or fermenting agent such as mold or yeast.
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Kombucha is a probiotic drink made by fermenting tea with probiotics.
Verb
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Good Chop is dedicated to providing the finest cuts of meat while promoting sustainable practices.
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The company threw a lavish caviar party at Cannes and in May hosted panels promoting its cinematic tool at Amazon’s AI on the Lot event in Culver City.
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“Brewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brewing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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