BRIGADING Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

brigading

verb

present participle of brigade

as in rallying

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The case has drawn growing national attention, with prominent civil rights leaders and public figures rallying behind Wells' family, including Crump, Sharpton, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and filmmaker Tyler Perry.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
While the tech sector has seen a 20% drawdown, other major sectors like healthcare, energy, and financials are rallying strongly.

— Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of rallying

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High energy costs have been highlighted as a key issue, piling pressure on policymakers to ramp up North Sea oil production even as Britain pushes ahead with its net-zero carbon goals.

— Chloe Taylor,Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 20 July 2026
At times, on her way to an event, Machado found heavy machinery tearing up the ground, or tractors piling soil in the road.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

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The Western practice of stacking your engagement ring and wedding band on your left ring finger is not actually the norm in every culture.

— Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Halle Berry has publicly discussed taking magnesium and creatine to manage brain fog, giving supplement stacking mainstream visibility.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

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Scenes of the takeovers, which have shown hundreds to thousands of teens swarming an area, have circulated online.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
Going into the match, images of Immigration and Customs Enforcement swarming neighborhoods, Home Depot parking lots and car washes were fresh on the minds of many.

— Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of swarming

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Horseback riding in the gentle meadows and stunning mountains is the main event here, but there is plenty to do beyond that— hiking, river tubing, board games, herding cattle, hayrides, the list goes on.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
There’s the Basque population in Boise, Idaho, whose ancestors traded a mountainous region between France and Spain for the American West in the hopes of finding gold but later turned to sheep herding.

— Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of herding

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Serena looked down, heaved a sigh and hooked her knee around the pole before mustering up a halfhearted spin.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
With that technique putting more pace on the ball, forwards just need to redirect the ball instead of mustering their own power on a slower delivery.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of mustering

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The week’s biggest stories World Cup 2026 World Cup fans are flocking to classics In-N-Out, Erewhon and Trader Joe’s for a taste of California.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Meanwhile, the French are flocking to see a two-part, five-hour-long movie, La Bataille de Gaulle, which retells the story—both anguished and heroic—of defeat, collaboration, resistance, and liberation.

— Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

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