brewing 1 of 2

adjective

as in gathering

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brewing

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verb

present participle of brew
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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2
as in looming
to be about to happen there's trouble brewing in the department

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Recent Examples of brewing
Adjective
But this bet will face its most serious test in the brewing Republican presidential primary. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
On Facebook, and Discord, many of the young Moroccans who had also been involved in a series of Gen Z protests in 2025 were talking about a mass border crossing brewing at the border with Ceuta. — Miguel MacIas, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026 The weather threat brewing in the Atlantic in proximity to Miami happens to have been named Tropical Storm Cristobal. — Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026 Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images A legal battle is brewing over new federal rules related to accounts that hold money to pay homeowners' property taxes and insurance payments. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 All the while, though, another trend has been brewing, as rappers across the country reach back into hip-hop’s own dance-floor history. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026 Fortunately, it was revived by Pierre Celis, a milkman in Hoegaarden, Belgium, who began brewing the style again in the 1960s. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 In the run-up to next month’s US-China presidential summit, another tit-for-tat trade spat is brewing. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Away from the ring on September 7, 1996, a bicoastal beef that had been brewing for years in the music industry was about to reach its tragic apogee. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 The National Hurricane Center on Sunday added a third Atlantic weather system to two already brewing that could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brewing
  1. future
  2. provoking
  3. looming
  4. coming
  5. raising
  6. upcoming
  7. fermenting
  8. promoting
Adjective
  • No application has been filed and any future project would first require a code change, environmental review, and approvals through the planning commission and city council.
    — Nina Burns, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Mercury in your 9th House of Learning and Perspective sextiles Venus in your 11th House of Community, helping vision, friendship, and future plans connect.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of future
Verb
  • But his profound reflections are punctuated by superb slapstick, slyly symbolic sleight-of-hand and, yes, some serious Shakespeare that make for an equally entertaining and thought-provoking hour.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The author warns that humanity's insistence on supremacy could lead to conflict with advanced AI, even provoking existential threats.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of provoking
Verb
  • Even though the oil market continues to run at a deficit, the more oil that comes out of the strait, the longer the market can stave off a looming tipping point at which its reserves become insufficient to supply the world with enough oil.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Columbine boss says the sense of looming retirement that crept into his head during the 2023 championship season has waned.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of looming
Adjective
  • And experts think such incidents could become increasingly common in the coming years, as exploration of the moon intensifies.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bank of America, for example, is still calling for three rate increases in coming months.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • Previous contracts establishing long-term benefits have been set in increments of 10 or even 20 years, raising the stakes for labor and the state.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The war in the Middle East has made cargoes more scarce and, in turn, more expensive, raising the prospects of another energy crunch.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of raising
Adjective
  • The San Antonio Spurs’ schedule for the upcoming season includes games in France and England, with a league-high 34 appearances on national TV.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The musician gave an update on her upcoming album — and opened up about a startling 2019 health scare.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of upcoming
Verb
  • During a tour of the facilities, Merinoff Kwasnieski walked me around the warehouse, encouraging me to take a whiff from a bin of fermenting strawberries (jammy and clear-your-sinuses boozy, all at once).
    — Molly Fergus, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026
  • The club is located in Lancaster County, surrounded by chicken and dairy farms that give off a pungent odor of fermenting feed and manure.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of fermenting
Verb
  • On social media, influencers are everywhere, sharing shopping recommendations and lifestyle content or promoting beliefs about health or politics.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Vogue’s September cover star has been on an LBD kick as of late, promoting her new show, The Shards, in everything from a Breakfast at Tiffany’s-esque Prada number to an ode to Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of promoting

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