BRIGADING Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

brigading

verb

present participle of brigade

as in rallying

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The Tigers have won three straight since their opening-night loss at LSU, rallying past North Carolina and then winning at California last week in the program’s first cross-country trip for a league game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
The Valkyries built on that successful debut Friday night, rallying past the Dallas Wings in Game 3 to secure the first playoff series victory in franchise history.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of rallying

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With several injuries piling up, the Panthers will need to patch some holes, regroup and find a way to get back in the win column.

— Neil Nakahodo, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
In the mid-70s, Stallone was a struggling actor, only landing gigs in shady erotic movies and dodging ever-piling bills, made even more pressing by the upcoming arrival of his first child.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of piling

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Lids were left off of exterior garbage dumpster, with several flies swarming the area.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
However, what hasn’t changed is that Hollywood (not a place but a swarming hive with no geographical boundaries) depends on the interaction of its human elements which is conducted under great financial and emotional pressure.

— Rick Nicita, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of swarming

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After years of herding his state’s liberal cats, Newsom treats the new breed of progressive ideologues—New York mayor Zohran Mamdani being the exemplar—as Johnny-come-latelies.

— Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
In a remote Somali pastoral village, two twelve-year-old boys, Waasuge and Warmooge, spend their days herding goats and playing.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of herding

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Hassan has work to do in front of goal, having failed to score in almost 2,000 minutes on the pitch in La Liga, mustering only three assists.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The Cubs offense showed signs of a lineup potentially entering a slump, just a day after mustering one hit in a loss to the Nationals.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of mustering

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From then on, millions of pilgrims from all over the world began flocking to the Grotto of Massabielle.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
And, as the popularity of K-beauty has spread, more and more travelers are flocking to South Korea in hope of achieving the glassy, glowing skin Instagram feeds are replete with.

— Anna Haines, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of flocking

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