BRIGADING Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

brigading

verb

present participle of brigade

as in rallying

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The Bulldogs trailed 13-9 and 14-11 in the final set before rallying to win.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Guided by head coach Mike Macdonald, who knew Walker well, the Seattle defense seemingly swarmed him upon every touch, emphasizing multiple players rallying to the ball.

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

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Because the mesh is extremely thin and flexible, the researchers suggest stacking multiple layers to increase the total electricity generated without substantially increasing the device's bulk.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Building guitar chords by playing one note and then stacking another note separately.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026

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While fans will be doing their level best to dodge and flip past political spots on Saturday, NBC’s primetime coverage of Ohio State-USC promises to be swarming with last-ditch political messaging.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Though this section feels lighter, the music remains dense, one swarming mass of sound traveling toward ecstasy.

— Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026

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Biddy covered most of the journey on foot—the equivalent of about six million steps—herding animals at the rear of her owner’s wagon company and choking her way through a moving screen of dust kicked up by the migrant caravan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
And while his animals could pass through the vehicle barriers, the cowboys herding them could not.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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The Red Wings took 13 shots in the third period after mustering only 11 in the first two.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
The wealth tax opponents have applied the age-old technique of mustering superficially plausible, but largely imaginary, consequences of passage.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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While European customers are generally flocking to the European Space Agency’s Ariane 6 rocket, others are booking slots on upcoming medium-lift rockets, such as Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket.

— Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Maintaining a sense of normalcy and a human connection with her constituents has become increasingly difficult as opponents have dialed up their ire—most recently, flocking to Collins’s Maine office to loudly protest July’s ICE shooting.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026

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