as in team
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 brigade
Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Inspired by the vigilante heroes of films like Taxi Driver and Death Wish—and by the gang epic The Warriors—Sliwa put together a crime-fighting brigade drawn from local volunteers.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 2 Sep. 2021
This strain of eliminationism is not simply a derangement of the political right; the notes sounded by the dollars versus deaths brigade come straight from the liberal hymnbook.
—Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 18 May 2020
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Noun
On the other end of Blake Street, 39-year-old Marvin McCullough is more obliging to the brigade of journalists parked outside his home.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Inspired by the vigilante heroes of films like Taxi Driver and Death Wish—and by the gang epic The Warriors—Sliwa put together a crime-fighting brigade drawn from local volunteers.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
These communities have also been known to brigade other subreddits, meaning members would hop into other subreddits and spam them with falsehoods about the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin or the effectiveness of vaccines.
—Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 2 Sep. 2021
This strain of eliminationism is not simply a derangement of the political right; the notes sounded by the dollars versus deaths brigade come straight from the liberal hymnbook.
—Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 18 May 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brigade
Noun
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While some teams are hoping for a strong close to the season in an attempt to climb the standings, others are quietly hoping to remain near the bottom of the standings to maintain better draft lottery positioning.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Coach Pace feels his team gained valuable experience in reaching the title match last season.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Semisonic latest artist to object to Trump's use of music Semisonic is just the latest musician or band to object to the use of their music by the Trump administration or campaign.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Previously announced Neil Young will play the main stage with his Chrome Hearts band on the Saturday night, while Rod Stewart is set for the Sunday afternoon teatime legend slot.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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The spread Then, the virus takes over, multiplying inside the cells and building up an army for an attack.—
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Ling and an army of staffers arrived at the park on Monday morning at dawn to get things set up.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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At first, the dollar rallied as U.S. interest rates rose on the back of Trump’s inflationary policies, including tariffs, deportations, and proposed tax cuts.—
Edward Fishman,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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Stocks rallied early Tuesday amid optimism on the administration beginning negotiations with various countries, but turned back into red territory before day's end as the world braced for the additional Trump tariffs soon being put in place.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Two members of Landi’s crew survived by clinging onto pieces of wood until a passing vessel rescued them the next day.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Other tour crew members also react to the incident throughout the footage, with an off-camera person asking several of them to share their highlight of the night.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The occupants are all herded into a room and instructed to remain quiet while the soldiers set up positions from which to surveil the surrounding streets, connected by a busy open-air marketplace.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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Another scene, filmed in Cairo, shows men smacking camels with sticks to herd them; some of the animals have one of their four legs tied up and bent at the knee, forcing them to hop around awkwardly.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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Related Stories Business Netflix's Ted Sarandos on Dave Chappelle, Massive First-Look Deals and Dinner With Trump Warfare follows a platoon of American Navy SEALs on a surveillance mission gone wrong in insurgent territory in Ramadi, Iraq in 2006.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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Veterans Jason Heyward and Connor Joe were signed as a platoon in left.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Singapore time, as investors flocked to the precious metal.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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Grant Park in Chicago has become its main location that many fans flock to every year for a diverse music lineup and performances.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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