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
Barbara Kingsolver, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
One reserve paratrooper brigade is short some 200 men.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 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
Within hours of the storm’s passing, communities were organizing soup kitchens and cleanup brigades.
—Barbara Kingsolver, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
One reserve paratrooper brigade is short some 200 men.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 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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By focusing on a product directly aimed at everyday consumers, the team is positioning Gensmo for broad adoption, democratizing access to sophisticated technology.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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As in the team that now on June 25 will select generational draft prospect Cooper Flagg, the versatile forward out of Duke who stands by himself at the top of the Class of 2025.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Since starting in 2021, 40 volunteers have documented 82 species of birds, banding 7,125.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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So far, East Himalayan banded wolf snakes have only been found in three sites of northern Myanmar and Tibet, an autonomous region controlled by China, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Indian army said in a statement late on Friday that drones were sighted in 26 locations across a wide area of India's west and northwest from Kashmir and states bordering Pakistan to the edge of the Arabian Sea.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Taylor Swift probably wants to use her army of 35-year-old white women to get access to the nuclear codes.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Robinhood shares have jumped more than 65% this year, rallying 25% just this month.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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All of Chicago is rallying behind the story, and some are monetizing it.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Some of the passengers and crew treaded water; others held to cushions from the yacht.—
Adam Carlson,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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The fire is now 75% contained and crews continue to make good progress going direct on the fires edge.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Traditionally, corgis were bred to work on farms, herding cattle by biting their ankles.—
Tiffany May,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Players are no longer hamstrung by limitations of the system, herded into titles that don’t ask too much of it.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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But, for now, manager Alex Cora has been going with a platoon of Romy Gonzalez and Abraham Toro.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Buffington credited a platoon of referendum backers who got the word out in the community.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Verb
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Visitors often flock to this landlocked country north of South Africa for Chobe National Park’s famous game drives among elephants, giraffes, and lions.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2025
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Gen Xers and fans of the era flocked to the converted golf course to hear their favorite artists take the stage once again, with many only appearing occasionally over the course of decades.—
Julius Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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