BREWED Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

brewed

verb

past tense of brew

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 The vaccine was custom-brewed for each patient to match their tumor. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Coffee brewed using plastic pods can release plastic microparticles into hot beverages, says Paul Dawson, PhD, food scientist and professor at Clemson University. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 21 Oct. 2026 For beer, Rochester brewed a variety of cold ones, like English pub ales, Mexican-style lagers, IPAs and stouts. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 In recent weeks, legal trouble has brewed between her estate and nephew Brian Seaver, who was also her longtime head of security and the one who announced her passing to fans in a video on her social media. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026 The espresso itself, brewed with the push of a button in about 35 seconds, tastes pleasantly complex and features a satisfyingly heady layer of crema. — Sal Vaglica, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Wash it down with a glass of Red Brick Hoplanta ale, brewed in Atlanta’s Upper Westside. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 The brewery offers a varied selection of styles brewed in-house from IPAs to sours to dark brews to light sippers. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026 Similarly, in an ideal world, there would be some sort of international agreement, discussion, treaty being brewed. — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

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North Korea denied responsibility for the explosions and warned of strong retaliation if provoked.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
French’s post provoked social media responses calling for violence against Indians and desecrating Hindu temples.

— Arun Brahmbhatt, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of provoked

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The prospect of a Chinese invasion has long loomed over Taiwan’s horizon.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
When the Clay Mathematics Institute announced seven Millennium Prize Problems at the turn of the century, the Riemann hypothesis loomed above the other six.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of loomed

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Violent protests across France have raised pressure on the government to increase spending, which could add further to its debt.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
The Cognition investment was part of the startup’s Series E funding round in September, which raised more than $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of raised

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The agaves were cooked in a conical stone oven, milled using a tahona stone, fermented in pinewood vats for 10 days with wild yeast, and double distilled in copper pot stills.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026
Sugars in the corn are fermented, turning it into 1,4-Butanediol, or BDO, which is transitioned into the Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol, or PTMEG, used in spandex production.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of fermented

Verb

She eventually was promoted over to the ice cream machine—and began to grow fond of the adrenaline-like rush that can come with working in a restaurant.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
In low doses, the kratom plant is promoted as giving users greater alertness and physical energy but it is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for medical use.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of promoted

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The attacks, which saw 1,195 people killed and 251 taken into Gaza as hostages, triggered a major security crisis that led to three years of war on multiple fronts.

— Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
More recently, inflation triggered by the Iran war has increased energy and food prices across the country in 2026.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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