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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Recent Examples of brigades
Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, these cracks in the coalition have not caused a shift in the brigades’ determination to fight.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, Ukrainian brigades carried out a coordinated drone strike on a Russian fuel train in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region – sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the air for miles around – in an effort to sabotage the supply lines for a potential Russian advance.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Mobilization has stalled, with brigades undermanned, and desertion in the ranks is a mounting problem.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
For their efforts, life has imitated art, as Huntr/x has now stolen the show from not one but two cloyingly chipper bro brigades.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
The overwhelming pattern is that what China showcases at Tiananmen becomes reality in squadrons, brigades, and fleets.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, these cracks in the coalition have not caused a shift in the brigades’ determination to fight.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, Ukrainian brigades carried out a coordinated drone strike on a Russian fuel train in the occupied Zaporizhzhia region – sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the air for miles around – in an effort to sabotage the supply lines for a potential Russian advance.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Mobilization has stalled, with brigades undermanned, and desertion in the ranks is a mounting problem.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
For their efforts, life has imitated art, as Huntr/x has now stolen the show from not one but two cloyingly chipper bro brigades.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brigades
Noun
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Fourth-and-8 isn’t really a great spot to risk a turnover on downs, but with kickoff touchbacks placing teams at the 35-yard line, a turnover at the 39-yard line isn’t particularly damning by comparison.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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TeamSmile is a nonprofit organization that brings oral health professionals together with professional sports teams to help deliver oral health procedures to underserved children.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Similarly to Dillon, the town of Vail boasts a state-of-the-art amphitheater that bands forgo radius clauses to perform at.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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Then, this summer, bands Deerhoof and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard pulled their catalogues, citing Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek’s nearly $700 million investment in defense company Helsing, which makes military drones and AI defense software.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s grandiose displays of brute force—the massing of weapons of war and platoons of masked, unidentified combat fighters targeting the very civilian populations they are commissioned to protect—does not bring reassurance.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Russian assault platoons are rushing behind ukrainian lines.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That keeps dilution low at the start, but if the stock rallies, the share count expands on conversion—once again, diluting investors.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Determined to prove themselves, Torrance rallies her team to create an original routine and face the Clovers in the national championships.—
Diane J. Cho,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Reinforcements would need to be prepared for future deployments, and European armies would need another 30,000 or so troops in training.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Aeneas’s military struggles against the Rutulians echo the wars of Rome against foreign invading armies, such as Carthage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That’s where the paperwork piles up, court fees skyrocket, and grieving families are forced into bureaucratic limbo for months — sometimes years.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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To counter the explosive projectiles, Russian tank crews began mounting homemade cages above their turrets to cushion the tanks from blasts.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The fire suppression efforts involve 20 engines, two water tenders and eight hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That would imply three missile-firing battalions and six to nine nuclear-capable ICBMs, such as the Hwasong-15 or Hwasong-18.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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While the arc of Agu’s transformation is tragic and the story of the civil war and its battalions of child soldiers is wide in scope, the power of the novel lies in its immersion.—
Katie Kitamura
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Brigades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigades. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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