as in team
a group of people working together on a task
a clean-up brigade put the parish hall back in good order
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as in to band
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Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Though this conclusion is de rigeur among the right-wing religious crowd, none of their brigade has managed to articulate it in precise (or even non-hysterical) terms.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
baltimoresun.com, 3 June 2017
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Noun
Russia's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had attacked several Ukrainian brigades around Vovchansk, Hlyboke and Lyptsi over the past day.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Though this conclusion is de rigeur among the right-wing religious crowd, none of their brigade has managed to articulate it in precise (or even non-hysterical) terms.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Verb
Brigade defensive back Qumain Black was named the game's outstanding defender.
—baltimoresun.com, 3 June 2017
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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