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
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The whistle brigades are defending their communities.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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
The foreign ministry said the talks date back to July where Jamaica began engaging with Cuba to restructure the medical brigades.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The whistle brigades are defending their communities.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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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The out-of-state arrests were made with the assistance of the Brookhaven Police Department, North Metro SWAT and FBI Birmingham SWAT teams, Murrieta police said.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Pahlavi’s team began putting out various plans to further erode the regime’s authority, calling on workers to strike and releasing a QR code through which defectors in the state security forces could sign on to his project, which Pahlavi claimed had elicited fifty thousand responses.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For the past two years, biologists with the Pennsylvania Game Commission have banded chicks born in the nest.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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In recent days, Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, and bands Beach Bunny and Wednesday, also have left the agency, Deadline reported.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The army has denied the claims, but two military officials said the strike was targeting a nearby police station.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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People who were not afraid, who had army weapons, and who were prepared to do anything.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Rallies held before court hearing Groups of demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse to rally both in favor of and against Maduro.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The community rallied soon after Rodarte’s death to say farewell at a solemn procession through the streets of Marysville, from which his body was transported to a funeral home in Placer County.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Authorities have not yet disclosed whether there were injuries among passengers, crew, or emergency personnel.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Today, drone crews intercept them in flight with continually adapting technology.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The pair were able to catch the sheep after herding it into a fenced area, Knicely’s email said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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In June last year, a shepherd in Chebaa, south Lebanon, named Mohammad Kanaan was herding cattle with his two sons when an Israeli drone strike targeted them.—
Justin Salhani,
The Dial,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Yankees hope the offseason re-signings of Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger, a full season of the second-year Schlittler, the return of Cole and a bench that presents more platoon balance can all help push them over the top in 2026.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The lefty-hitting Conforto could be paired with Matt Shaw in a platoon.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Locals flocking to the barrels Micromorphological observations and analysis showed that burying these barrels would have prevented them from freezing and would have preserved its chemical state before mixing it with sand and water, according to Heritage Daily.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Millions of people flock to the Smithsonian's two air and space museums in Washington and their affiliates at major NASA heritage sites in Texas and Florida each year.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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