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noun

bri-ˈgād How to pronounce brigade (audio)
Definition of brigadenext
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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verb

as in to band

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Recent Examples of brigade
Noun
The organizers weight the line up with hungry bands rather than the Zimmer frame brigade that headline too many festivals. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 14 July 2026 So far, no mainstream Democratic politician has seemed willing to stir up the hornet’s nest by taking on the progressive brigades. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 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 See All Example Sentences for brigade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brigade
  1. team
  2. band
  3. army
  4. rally
  5. crew
  6. herd
  7. platoon
  8. flock
Noun
  • Though Derrick Moore had never played or coached the sport, that didn’t stop him from starting a team so the students could have an extracurricular activity to call their own.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The announcement, made on star Teja Sajja‘s birthday, also confirms the film’s cast and creative team.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of team
Verb
  • Observers were able to identify the younger eagle because it was banded by the Orange County Water District in April 2022 in the Prado Basin, some 70 miles from Big Bear.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • She's actually named KD1, a moniker given to her by the humans who banded her.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of band
Noun
  • Wars cannot be fought on ideology alone – a truism that perhaps led to the firebrand former defense minister’s departure, after months of clashes and refusing to deal with the army top brass, as Zelensky describes it.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • And because intelligence exists in isolated fragments across different systems, companies end up deploying armies of employees whose primary, manual job is just interpretation.
    — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of army
Verb
  • Yields initially fell and stocks rallied on the disclosure, which Jim characterized as an effort to preserve the stock market rally .
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Rookie Jalon Daniels led three second-half scoring drives to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rally for a 16-15 preseason victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of rally
Noun
  • So far, season 11’s workplace dynamic and charismatic crew have elevated it above the low standard set by consecutive middling seasons across the Below Deck franchise.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Through its Lux East arm, Lux Angeles is attempting to create a bridge between Hollywood and Thailand to access the latter’s country’s production infrastructure, crews, locations, and tax incentives.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of crew
Verb
  • Migrant workers were herded onto buses, boats and planes and sent to Mexico.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making operation in town.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of herd
Noun
  • Team pillars generally can’t be platoon bats The Nationals have the highest-scoring offense in MLB and arguably the best platoon-hitting offense in baseball.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In 2004, Weaver's platoon was caught in a firefight in an Afghan village.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of platoon
Verb
  • While advertisers keep flocking to influencers—Forbes’ top 50 creators earned a collective $1 billion in 2026—investors worry that these brands are too dependent on the personality in front of the camera.
    — Andrew Balaban, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Movie buffs flock there each year to see it on tours of the village.
    — Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of flock

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