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
Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The youth brigade continued its assault in the final frame when LaCombe stole the puck back from Pastrnak in the Boston zone before dishing it to Carlsson, who rifled a shot for his second goal of the game and 18th of the campaign.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 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
In the latter, a critical logistics hub, a Ukrainian brigade managed to repel a Russian assault, the ISW added.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The youth brigade continued its assault in the final frame when LaCombe stole the puck back from Pastrnak in the Boston zone before dishing it to Carlsson, who rifled a shot for his second goal of the game and 18th of the campaign.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 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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As for roster construction, Houston’s team is also more homegrown than most.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The organization banded with the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors to create Sunshine Sunday each March to promote the right to know.—
David Cuillier,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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Since that campaign, California conservationists and scientists banded with the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation to push for its permanent protection.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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For several weeks, fighting has intensified between the army and the RSF as government troops push to reclaim territories occupied by the militia.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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But even Russia’s huge army cannot survive this sort of attrition indefinitely, and Birds of Magyar’s numbers show just how well Ukraine can fight even without foreign weapons. Follow me on Twitter.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Great leaders inspire confidence by articulating a compelling future, rallying their teams, and turning crisis into momentum. 5.—
Cicely Simpson,
Forbes.com,
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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The crew member responsible for checking on the experiment is the Australian polar explorer Eric Philips.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
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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Veterans Jason Heyward and Connor Joe were signed as a platoon in left.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Warfare reunites Garland with Civil War military advisor Mendoza and this film plays out real events in real-time, based on Mendoza and his platoon’s experience on a mission in Iraq in 2006.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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So many players have flocked to the internet because what happened on Sunday was historic.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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With playing conditions tenable for baseball, fans in pinstripes flocked to Yankee Stadium and filled out the ballpark.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigade. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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