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
Barbara Kingsolver, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
One reserve paratrooper brigade is short some 200 men.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 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
Within hours of the storm’s passing, communities were organizing soup kitchens and cleanup brigades.
—Barbara Kingsolver, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
One reserve paratrooper brigade is short some 200 men.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 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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As the antivenom began its work, Reed was airlifted to Phoenix Children's Hospital, where her medical team focused on correcting the toddler's plummeting oxygen levels due to the venom, The Arizona Republic reported.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Dustin, a University of Arkansas graduate, joined the Democrat-Gazette features team in July 2024.—
Dustin Staggs,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
Verb
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The efforts include monitoring summer and wintering locations, banding the plovers and raising some that have lost their parents in captivity before releasing them into the wild.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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The reality series began on ABC in 2000, with Lou Pearlman, the man behind the boy bands the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, forming the group O-Town on the show.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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At times the mines were also under control of the Wazalendo, a militia allied with the Congolese army.—
David Yusufu Kibingila,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Mosaddegh was toppled from his seat in a 1953 coup led by the Iranian army and backed by the U.K. and the U.S.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Harvard community rallies despite Trump funding cuts.—
Nikiek Karmini,
Christian Science Monitor,
26 May 2025
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Many of those who joined Sunday's marches had traveled from across Poland, a country of nearly 38 million people, not just to support a candidate but to rally behind sharply divergent visions for the nation's future.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
Noun
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The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Our crew is working closely with the other agencies involved, including the Police and North West Ambulance Service.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Netanyahu is preparing to re-invade Gaza with a plan to herd the Palestinian population there into a tiny corner, with the Mediterranean Sea one side and the Egyptian border on the other — while also advancing de facto annexation at ever greater speed and breadth in the West Bank.—
Thomas Friedman,
Mercury News,
11 May 2025
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In the case of the alcohol topic, the AI doesn’t calculate the possibility of herding you towards an addiction.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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His platoon was pinned down in the jungle, under constant combatant fire, When the enemy threw a live grenade.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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Orders often came from the top, and at times nearly every platoon used a Palestinian to clear locations, said an Israeli officer, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
Verb
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As technology got better, so did the ability to create waves both experienced surfers would flock to, as well as a place newcomers intimidated by the unpredictability of the ocean – or the thought of sharks lingering nearby — could enjoy.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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Audiences flock toward creators who look and feel authentic and whose content aligns with their values.—
Jason Hall,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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