as in gathering
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as in provoking
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
they accused her of deliberately trying to brew dissension within the rank and file
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as in looming
to be about to happen
there's trouble brewing in the department
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Yet when North Korea invaded South Korea, the United States intervened forcefully, pushing up to the Chinese border and provoking a ferocious Chinese counterattack.—
Michael Beckley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025 -
In 2008, the United States suggested that Georgia and Ukraine might eventually join the alliance but offered no concrete path to membership, thus provoking Russia without effectively deterring it.—
Michael Beckley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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The Golden Knights’ initial version of innovation included deploying an actor dressed as a medieval knight to give rousing pregame speeches on the ice while carrying out a plot of a looming battle against an opponent.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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What remained of the roster (expectedly) entered the transfer portal, leaving the Terps with no players and looming questions about financial commitment from the powers that be.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Past performance gives no indication of future results.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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If this activity continues once the region faces us directly next week, any future eruptions could pack a punch to geomagnetic activity and aurora chances.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
14 May 2025
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The year also began with a strong El Niño event, which occurs when the ocean in the Eastern Pacific releases large amounts of heat to the atmosphere, raising global temperatures.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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Sinema spent around $8,000 on travel expenses in the Boston area in the days surrounding the marathon this spring, but has reported raising just one dollar since March, according to CREW’s complaint.—
Laura Gersony,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Based on last summer’s successful trials, the army corps planned to expand testing and increase the number of herbicide applications to about 16 locations in coming months.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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The association also plans to build excitement about the anniversary and coordinate on-campus activities in coming months.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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Meanwhile Russia is promoting drone awareness in children in other ways, down to children’s cartoons in which characters use their videogame skills to pilot drones delivering toys.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The simple and accessible name is helping the brand and its followers create a one-of-a-kind community on all social media platforms, empowering innovative voices to join together in promoting hair health online.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Wendy Williams' guardianship on display in an upcoming documentary.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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These others can boast a ragged caliphate, closets full of Che T-shirts, and an upcoming Mission: Impossible movie, respectively.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
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“Brewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brewing. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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