BRIGADING Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

brigading

verb

present participle of brigade

as in rallying

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But the Cardinals surged with two outs in the fifth, rallying for three runs against Warren to deal the Yankees a 3-1 defeat and a series loss.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Stocks are rallying to start the new week , putting the S & P 500 within striking distance of a record closing high.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of rallying

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Typically placed atop a box spring or bed frame, their drape helps to keep dust bunnies from piling up under the bed.

— Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026
Wakanda Forever thus became a story about mourning — but piling so many fictional deaths (ranging from nameless soldiers and civilians to the queen of Wakanda herself) on top of the real one becomes emotionally hard to take after a certain point.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

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But for those craving something other than epic spectacle, Universal is stacking the lineup by releasing the small-scale romcom One Night Only, starring Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026
Companies are moving their existing infrastructure into the cloud, and then from there, stacking their AI on top of it.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of stacking

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Brees alone didn’t easily dispose of the Cardinals, thanks to one of Reggie Bush’s most memorable NFL performances and a swarming Saints defense.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
But the company has already demonstrated such drone swarming capability during a live-fire combat exercise at a US military range at Camp Blanding in Florida.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of swarming

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Other cooperative strategies include herding mobile rays, blocking an escape path while hunting white sharks, and deliberately producing waves to bump penguins off ice floes.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
Horseback riding in the gentle meadows and stunning mountains is the main event here, but there is plenty to do beyond that— hiking, river tubing, board games, herding cattle, hayrides, the list goes on.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

Definition of herding

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Serena looked down, heaved a sigh and hooked her knee around the pole before mustering up a halfhearted spin.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
With that technique putting more pace on the ball, forwards just need to redirect the ball instead of mustering their own power on a slower delivery.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of mustering

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Elevated gas prices are nudging US consumers into smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles, and more carmakers are flocking to the midsize truck segment, where rugged features help plump up margins.

— Bloomberg, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026
The opening frame saw nearly 1 million moviegoers flocking to cinemas on its opening Thursday alone.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

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