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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Recent Examples of brigade
Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Hegseth led a pushup brigade with cadets, officers and fans at the game that broke a Guiness World Record.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 2 Sep. 2021
This strain of eliminationism is not simply a derangement of the political right; the notes sounded by the dollars versus deaths brigade come straight from the liberal hymnbook.
—Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 18 May 2020
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Noun
Jaime and Ricky are the third generation of the family leading the churros brigade.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Hegseth led a pushup brigade with cadets, officers and fans at the game that broke a Guiness World Record.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
These communities have also been known to brigade other subreddits, meaning members would hop into other subreddits and spam them with falsehoods about the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin or the effectiveness of vaccines.
—Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 2 Sep. 2021
This strain of eliminationism is not simply a derangement of the political right; the notes sounded by the dollars versus deaths brigade come straight from the liberal hymnbook.
—Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 18 May 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brigade
Noun
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Green was quick to point out that every team that has won a championship featured a strong defense.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Among the other teams listed as a best fit are the Cubs, Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The only armadillo native to the United States is the nine-banded.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Oct. 2025
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But my opinion began to change in 2002, when a flamingo that was banded as a chick at Rio Lagartos was photographed in Florida Bay.—
Jerome Lorenz,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Haydar was prisoner 13077 at Abu Ghraib, one of those photographed by the American army prison guards in various positions of agony.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Players could control a huge cast of classic characters from the franchise in a toybox mash-up of different eras, wiping out armies of bad guys at a clip.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The message of community appeared not only to resonate with younger voters who have felt estranged from politics and city life, but to draw them out and get them off their phones—to rally, to canvass, and to vote.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Ever the fighter, Cuomo refused to drop out of the mayoral race after losing the primary, electing to run as a third party candidate in the hopes of rallying support from voters who saw Mamdani as too untested and too far left to govern effectively.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Quince’s Mongolian Cashmere comes in a signature crew style that can easily be layered.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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With a game-winning 49-yard field goal by rookie kicker Ryan Fitzgerald, Dave Canales’ crew is positioned for a playoff push .—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the bond market, Treasury yields dropped as investors herded toward investments considered safer.—
Stan Choe,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Interestingly, people at Netflix weren’t kind of herding me to see it.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The white officers in the 24 companies overseeing the volunteer platoons were also initially skeptical.—
Time,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Some of their biggest needs include filling two outfield vacancies, upgrading the bullpen, finding a platoon option at third base and first base, and getting at least one more starting pitcher.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In ever greater numbers, Elizabeth’s subjects flocked north to ingratiate themselves with the Queen’s likely successor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Instagram users flocked to the comments section of her old post, reflecting on her message of unity and peace.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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