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as in provoked
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 loomed
to be about to happen
there's trouble brewing in the department
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Recent Examples of brewed
Vietnamese coffee is usually brewed using a phin filter, sometimes considered a cross between a pour over and a French press.
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Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Love the Drake beer brewed by Stellwagen Beer Company in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
—Samantha Chaney, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The vaccines are brewed to protect against three influenza strains.
—Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
From Texas, there’s Shiner Holiday Cheer, brewed with pecans and peaches, and from Maine, Allagash Ski House, a winter White Ale.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
The beer itself, which is brewed at Coors facilities around the country lives on, however — as does the Sandlot brewery inside of Coors Field, which is where Blue Moon was first produced.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Made from coffee beans, instant coffee goes through the same brewing process as ground coffee (beans are ground, brewed with hot water in a large vat), just on a much larger scale.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Expect hearty mains, craft beers brewed on site, and a lively, come-as-you-are outdoor biergarten.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Once roasted, coffee should be consumed within a couple of months; once ground, it should be brewed almost immediately.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
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Visit our website What is striking in retrospect is how little resistance Roosevelt’s framing provoked.—
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This, in turn, reinforced Webster’s own initial claim about his fight with the MPD cop—that Rathbun had provoked the encounter by striking him in the head, then lied about it to counter Webster’s righteous assertion of self-defense, resulting in his wrongful conviction.—
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And so while his players slept, his fanbase celebrated and a semifinal game loomed, Curt Cignetti went into the office and met with recruits to talk about the next season.—
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Those mountains loomed behind the town, obscured by tiers of houses, some of which had been there for a century.—
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Republicans, who hold a super-minority in the Legislature and have long raised concerns about taxes and regulations overburdening California businesses, will likely oppose any tax bills.—
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Funds raised during the 2025 Grammy Awards telecast, MusiCares’ Persons of the Year event and additional fundraising efforts were used to help deal with housing instability, interrupted income, physical health complications and ongoing trauma.—
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During their initial investigation, police found that two men approached the home's front door.—
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The teen was playing basketball at the park when he was approached by a group of young adults, who asked the teen if he was affiliated with a gang and tried to start a fight, police said.—
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The new guidelines call for the consumption of vegetables, fruits, fermented foods and high-fiber foods to support a diverse gut microbiome.—
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While our ape ancestors might well have been consuming naturally fermented alcohol for millions of years, only humans, with our powers of logical inference, have been able to refine the process.—
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He was eventually promoted to the 53-man roster and played in the final five games of the regular season.—
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He was promoted to Commander in May 2025.—
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The torrential downpours on Thursday triggered both a flood advisory and flash flood warnings across the city and suburbs.—
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The agreement resolves an antitrust review by the attorney general’s office triggered by the state’s ‘notice of material change’ statute, according to Tong’s office.—
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“Brewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brewed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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