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
Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
The Artesh ground forces, which include tens of brigades, are positioned primarily to defend Iran’s borders, according to Carl’s report.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 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
One brigade, or a third of the division, had been sent to Vietnam seven weeks earlier.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
The Artesh ground forces, which include tens of brigades, are positioned primarily to defend Iran’s borders, according to Carl’s report.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 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 team’s early, anemic offense came with starter Max Fried holding the game together, pitching eight innings while allowing six hits, no walks and striking out six batters.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Later that afternoon, Miller and his team got to work on the second bedroom.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Sussexes recently praised Australia for enacting a law that bands anyone under 16 from owning a social media account, Boshoff said.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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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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Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, took part in a preliminary meeting Wednesday with Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief of staff, Iranian state media reported.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Pakistan’s army chief arrived Wednesday for talks in Tehran in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the Middle East and arrange a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran after almost seven weeks of war.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Joc Pederson hit a go-ahead single in a four-run ninth inning and the Texas Rangers rallied last in a 9-6 victory over the Athletics on Thursday to earn a split of their four-game series.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Wednesday night, however, Leonard was held scoreless in the fourth quarter until the final seconds as the Warriors rallied.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Sunday night, Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Jeffrey Thompson said recovery phase began with removing larger pieces of concrete that crews demolished from the once seven-story parking garage, which was being built for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia employees.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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In the late nineties and early two-thousands, Romania became a destination for international TV and film projects whose creators wanted to hire crews who were cheap and willing to endure unlimited hours.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There were few jobs in the area and his life as a pastoralist, herding his livestock from place to place, was tough.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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There were exactly as many stumps as there were women being herded into the furnace, but fewer than half took advantage of the privilege.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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The busiest single day saw 12 new clients join, with one person saying four other members of their platoon were also interested.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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But if McMahon continues to struggle, Boone may not have much of a choice but to abandon the platoon plans.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Now, sightseers are flocking to his hometown.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
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Manufacturers are flocking to the country, escaping geopolitical uncertainty with a China +1 strategy.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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