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Synonyms: Verb
abet, ferment, foment, incite, instigate, pick, provoke, raise, stir (up), whip (up)
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They brew the beer on the premises. The restaurant also brews its own ginger ale and root beer. They've been brewing in the new brewery since March. I'll brew another pot of tea. It feels like there's a storm brewing.Noun
I'll buy you a brew. a manufacturer of specialty brews a perfect cup of brew time for a quick brew
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Oscar buzz was already brewing for Phoenix before the film’s debut and is sure to grow after its Italian launch. — Ariston Anderson, The Hollywood Reporter, "Joaquin Phoenix Explains Why His 'Joker' Laugh Is "Something That's Almost Painful"," 31 Aug. 2019 Most alcohol consumed in Moldova is home-brewed, yet there are no laws targeting home production. — Madeline Roache / Puhoi, Time, "'You’re Not a Person if You Don’t Drink.' How This Tiny European Country Developed the World's Worst Drinking Problem," 29 Aug. 2019 The creative process is imperative in the craft-brewing community. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Platform Beer Co. acquisition allows brewery to continue innovative approach, co-founder says," 7 Aug. 2019 Rove is one of the more than 300 people Alberta interviewed for this book, which locates Trump’s ascendancy amid a long-brewing civil war in the Republican Party. — Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, "‘American Carnage’ Shows How War Between Republicans Led to Their Peace With Trump," 9 July 2019 This doesn’t bode well for the still-brewing animosity between the fairies of the woods and the world of men. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "Angelina Jolie wages fairy warfare in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil trailer," 8 July 2019 With the discovery of only one particle, the LHC experiments deepened a profound problem in physics that had been brewing for decades. — Quanta Magazine, "Is Nature Unnatural?," 24 May 2013 The dream of doing A Black Lady Sketch Show has been brewing in Thede’s mind since her college days doing improv at Northwestern. — Clarkisha Kent, EW.com, "A Black Lady Sketch Show has arrived to smash glass ceilings and do 'weird s---'," 2 Aug. 2019 Anticipation has been brewing for months as Dave & Buster's opens its first Alabama location next week. — Anna Beahm | [email protected], al.com, "Hoover Dave & Buster’s got a 65 food score: Here’s why it’s now a 90," 14 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Named for the Baron Long ranch land that is now Viejas as well as the scrappy tribal fast pitch softball team from the 1970s and 80s, the eatery features a variety of burgers and brews. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "What’s new at San Diego casinos: restaurants, beer, mobile apps and menu changes," 8 Sep. 2019 In other words, investors are going to be demanding a whole lot more than cold brew on tap to warm up to We. — Erik Sherman, Fortune, "WeWork Is Only Making its Image Problems Worse by Trying to Control the Narrative, Say Critics," 6 Sep. 2019 If harbor views and brews are more your thing, then The Admiral’s Cup in Fells Point has your back. — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, "Where to watch Ravens (or your favorite NFL team) play in Baltimore," 6 Sep. 2019 When the tour arrived back at the park, people were already gathering for the big party, standing in line for food and brews and listening to the tunes of The Ellen Story Trio. — Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, "Houston celebrates 183rd birthday in style," 3 Sep. 2019 There will be more than 100 brews to sample, and there will be live entertainment. — Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, "Take your pick of fall festivals, plus other seasonal events across the Midwest," 3 Sep. 2019 The brewery has four regular brews plus a rotating selection of seasonal beers. — Justin Franz, The Know, "Have Glacier National Park to yourself," 1 Sep. 2019 Five beers will be on tap at the brewery during its opening weekend — three Front Pourch brews and two from Phoenix's Helton Brewing Company. — Tirion Morris, azcentral, "How one family's love of beer leads to Phoenix's newest brewery, Front Pourch," 31 Aug. 2019 Most of us know and love caffeine, the central nervous system stimulant that naturally occurs in coffee beans and gives our pour-overs and cold brews their energy-boosting magic. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Turns Out Decaf Coffee Has Caffeine, Which Feels Like a Betrayal," 29 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'brew.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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