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noun

plural of brigade
as in teams
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

present tense third-person singular of brigade
as in bands

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Recent Examples of brigades
Noun
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 In their Two Marines Substack newsletter, Lee and Putiata describe Drone Line, a concept that grouped Russian drone units by depth behind the front rather than attaching them to individual brigades. — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 The efforts are partly funded through a partnership between Bunge Foundation and IBAMA to support training and equipment for up to 40 Indigenous brigades across five states in the Cerrado and the Amazon. — ABC News, 7 June 2026 Though the reality is more complex, as Cuba also uses the brigades to raise funds for the government. — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 3 June 2026 Their brigades are like one out of six that work. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026 In Cairo, a famously nocturnal city, shops and restaurants are now forced to close at 9 pm, with police brigades sweeping through the broad downtown avenues to urge everyone to go home. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026 The attack on the independence of Stars and Stripes is a powerful recapitulation of earlier moments in American military history, moments which make clear the blind alley down which Hegseth is charging his brigades at full speed. — Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2026 Some of them are regular reserve units, but some of them are specific reserve units called regional-defense battalions, and there are regional brigades in the West Bank that have regional-defense battalions under them, which are units made up mostly of settlers. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brigades
  1. teams
  2. bands
  3. platoons
  4. rallies
  5. armies
  6. piles
  7. crews
  8. herds
Noun
  • Butler Fans of other teams The story about Miami Gardens’ final 2026 World Cup match might not be as much about England and France, the two teams playing, but the teams that aren’t playing.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026
  • Locals cheered alongside international fans for their teams at sports bars, parades through city streets and, of course, World Cup matches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of teams
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of bands
Noun
  • In the coming years, as Erik Neander took over the baseball operations department, the Rays were at the forefront of analytics with defensive shifts, aggressive platoons, utilizing openers, creating a menagerie of arm slots in the bullpen and, yes, prioritizing exit velocity.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of platoons
Verb
  • Two points away from defeat, Ivanisevic rallies to beat Rafter 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7 and becomes the second player to win a Wimbledon singles title without being seeded.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Fiery Mars shifts into your 11th House of Friends, quickening chats and group planning while your expressive nature rallies people around playful, creative goals.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of rallies
Noun
  • Both lifestyles, as Tubbs saw them, were about having principles, living for something bigger than yourself, protecting the defenseless—both righteous armies marching under different flags.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • For decades, law firms have depended upon armies of associates, paralegals, legal assistants, litigation support professionals, contract managers, compliance personnel, and administrative staff to perform this work.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of armies
Verb
  • Instead of asking whether existing programs are delivering results, Congress piles new spending and new funding streams onto an already fragmented system.
    — Andy Harris, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2026
  • The dirty laundry never piles up, nor does the ready-to-fold pile.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 30 June 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Fire and rescue crews deployed boats, dive teams, and additional resources during the search for the missing swimmer.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Local utility Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative said fire activity could affect its power lines and potentially force outages until utility crews could safely restore service, the Sierra Daily News in Susanville reported.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of crews
Verb
  • The father gently herds his family toward her glass booth.
    — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
  • However, one quick look at what companies like Boston Dynamics has achieved with robots like the rather creepy dog-like ‘Spot,’ who herds sheep in New Zealand, and the possibilities seem endless.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of herds

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