BRIGADES Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

brigades 1 of 2

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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Noun

Italian police were out in force again Friday with riot brigades, drones and helicopters visible in the skies above the Rome protest. — Richard Engel, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026 Four different Ukrainian brigades were involved in the complex operation, which took seven days to prepare, though the actual rescue only took about an hour and 15 minutes. — Mariia Kashchenko, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Joining La Murga in protest were fellow fan brigades Los Verdes and Austin Anthem. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Numan said Iraq had established two joint Iraqi-Kurdish brigades focusing on counter-ISIS operations. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Sep. 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 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

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Noun

Here are the Week 10 Fort Worth-area high school football scores, including teams from area districts.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
Kenya’s own top-flight football league and national teams, for instance, have been riddled with challenges ranging from leadership wrangles to payment delays.

— Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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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
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

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Its battery-electric vehicles propel themselves rather than relying on a conventional locomotive, and can operate individually or form coordinated groups, known as platoons.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
The welcome ceremony also included a flyover by two B-1 bombers, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of platoons

Verb

In our era of No Kings rallies, the contemporary political relevance of a mad ruler demanding public displays of fealty is so obvious that Prikryl doesn’t need to press the point very hard.

— Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Nelson and Lucas spoke to millions, and had billions of social media views, during events like The Netherlands’ orange march through downtown and Argentina’s Banderazo rallies at Mill Creek Park.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of rallies

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Processing information faster could help crews recognize changing threats and adjust their responses.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Sacramento Fire Department crews transported the bicyclist to Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center with critical injuries.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of crews

Verb

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
Max tells him to put it down, releasing Zack in exchange, then picks up the gun himself, herds all four Bowdens into the kitchen, and makes Natalie bind her parents' wrists with plastic restraints.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

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