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Synonyms for brigade
Synonyms: Noun
army, band, company, crew, gang, outfit, party, platoon, squad, team
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Examples of brigade in a Sentence
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The morality brigade insists that the book be censored. a clean-up brigade put the parish hall back in good orderRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The anti-no-deal brigade planned to block the traditional three-week break for the main parties' annual conferences, which was due to begin around September 14. — Matt Wells, CNN, "Boris Johnson just took a huge step to ensure Brexit happens on October 31," 28 Aug. 2019 Receiver Theo Howard and left tackle Alec Anderson, the final members of the yellow brigade in recent days, were wearing blue jerseys like the rest of their teammates on offense. — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, "UCLA begins game week preparations early as season officially starts on Thursday," 24 Aug. 2019 During their mandatory military service, some Israelis tend to shift to the right, at least for a while, and a stint as an instructor in the storied Golani infantry brigade helped Shaked strengthen her conservative political outlook. — Sam Sokol, sun-sentinel.com, "How Ayelet Shaked came to dominate the right-wing religious camp in Israel," 7 Aug. 2019 General Hifter’s spokesman accused the Dhaman brigade of using migrants as human shields. — Declan Walsh, New York Times, "Airstrike Kills Dozens of Migrants at Detention Center in Tripoli," 3 July 2019 The drum brigade wandered in and out of their 90-minute set, adding a primal intensity to ODESZA’s hypnotic blend of ambient atmospherics with future bass thumps and house propulsions. — Michael Rietmulder, The Seattle Times, "Review: Death Cab for Cutie, ODESZA’s Bellingham love fest starts summer early," 20 May 2019 Now the striped-pants brigade too joined the anti-Boris and anti-Trump parade. — John O'sullivan, National Review, "What to Make of the U.K. Ambassador’s Tiff with Trump," 13 July 2019 She's been a battalion commander, a brigade commander and now a division commander. — John Bacon, USA TODAY, "Meet Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager, first woman to lead Army infantry division," 9 June 2019 Unfortunately, she was only promoted to colonel by General Jesús Agustín Castro and her all-female militia was disbanded for being just that, a female brigade, according to Soldaderas in the Mexican Military. — Teen Vogue, "Mexican Revolutionary Petra Herrera Posed as a Man to Fight for Her Country," 1 Apr. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
He was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. — Lolita C. Baldor, The Seattle Times, "1 US soldier killed, 2 wounded in southern Afghanistan," 5 July 2017 He was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. — Washington Post, "1 US soldier killed, 2 wounded in southern Afghanistan," 5 July 2017 Brigade defensive back Qumain Black was named the game's outstanding defender. — baltimoresun.com, "Digest (June 3): Berdan wins Baltimore 10 Miler; Brigade loses to Tampa Bay," 3 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'brigade.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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