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
Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
The Army now wants to determine how the system fits into its own brigade-level operations.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 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 brigades started shortly after the blizzard did and splintered into Signal group chats for individual neighborhoods.
—Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
The Army now wants to determine how the system fits into its own brigade-level operations.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 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 top two teams from the Americas beyond the United States (which is guaranteed a spot as the host country) qualified into the six-team field through the World Baseball Classic.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Nuggets have been fighting one battle after another for the last week, facing four Western Conference playoff teams in four different cities.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 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
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Also Tuesday, an Israeli strike killed a Lebanese soldier, the Lebanese army said, bringing the number of troops killed there to five since the conflict began.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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By Sunday, October 6, Zelig’s family had gathered a small army to search for him.—
Veronica Fulton,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Jalen Brunson scored 28 points, Jordan Clarkson had 27 and the New York Knicks rallied to beat the Utah Jazz 134-117 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game losing streak.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ordinarily a vice come March, Kelvin Sampson’s team is 3-3 over its last six games and had to rally to beat Oklahoma State in its finale.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Among the slideshow of actors, executives, crew members and more who died in the last year, a few special moments stood out.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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Military planners believe drones could help clear sea mines quickly without putting crews in direct danger.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
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Three men, hooded and shackled, were herded onto the stage.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Their one stab at it did not work as Evan Engram morphed into a platoon player.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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Outfield requires far more starting spots, and most of those available later in drafts are locked in platoons.—
Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This natural sculpting resulted in stunning sandstone formations that amaze visitors who flock to the site, which is free and open to the public year-round.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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History of Polo in Wellington Wellington has been a polo capital since the rich and rarified began flocking to the Palm Beaches in the 1920s.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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