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as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a huge crowd of fans was on hand to greet the returning World Series champions
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as in community
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
the fashionable crowd at the polo tournament
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as in populace
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
no national leader was ever more hated by the crowd
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as in to huddle
to gather into a closely packed group
everyone crowded around to see the baby being shown off by his proud parents
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Recent Examples of crowd
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Lionel Messi and Argentina kicked off their first of two matches at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, and crowds came together to watch the 2022 World Cup champions at the FIFA Fan Fest at Fair Park.
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Cal Phillips
june 22,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
ABC News,
23 June 2026
What remained, however, was a Viking (inspired) crowd absolutely electric about Erling Haaland.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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Federal prosecutors have said conspirators in the alleged plot discussed flying drones loaded with explosives over the event and then shooting into the fleeing crowd.
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Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Lionel Messi and Argentina kicked off their first of two matches at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, and crowds came together to watch the 2022 World Cup champions at the FIFA Fan Fest at Fair Park.
—
Cal Phillips
june 22,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Verb
Fires as schools are a major concern in Kenya because classrooms and dormitories are often crowded, and there’s usually no firefighting equipment in place.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
What remained, however, was a Viking (inspired) crowd absolutely electric about Erling Haaland.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowd
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Norway fans kept up a steady patter of chants and song throughout the early innings, a display that prompted SNY field reporter Steve Gelbs to brave the throng.
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Others hung out on apartment patios overhead as the two orange buses and a throng of people at least eight blocks in length passed by.
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To address those concerns, Hulls has committed roughly $15 million to establish the Good Luck Fund, which acquires and preserves properties considered important to the community.
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The listening sessions come after the Board of Managers has made a concerted effort to create a more transparent experience for parents and the community since they were appointed by the TEA in March.
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But the show repeatedly undercuts that point of view by halfway reinforcing the age-old American assumption that crime is born of poor individual choices among an uncivilized populace, not of poverty, desperation, and preservation, both self and communal.
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Walk our entire populace there and have the tools to be able to accomplish that.
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The scent of pistachio and spices invited visitors toward vendors who offered samples of sweets stuffed with dates or nuts and shots of strong black coffee spiced heavily with cardamom.
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All demand is an effect of production, so unless producers are literally stuffing the consumptive fruits of their work into coffee cans, their production is mirrored by consumption.
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This block featured Argentina’s first game of the tournament, played at Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Stadium), and thousands who didn’t buy tickets to the game flocked to watch it at the festival with their fellow countrymen.
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Several hours before the whistle blew on the pitch, Norwegian fans flocked to Times Square in the heart of New York City to give their squad a proper sendoff.
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Mary Bis, senior director of emergency management for Amtrak, told a group of passengers huddled inside the gym of Northwestern High School that the crash was under federal investigation.
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In downtown Caracas, hundreds of people spent the night huddled in parks, parking lots and other open spaces.
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There are anecdotal cases of seismic swarms before a large rupture that, in hindsight, could have provided some clues to possibly detect early signs of future large ruptures.
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But for some reason the powers that be have decreed artificial intelligence a civilizational imperative, requiring the hurried construction of swarms of data centers, on Earth and in space.
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At the end of the first half of this double episode, Elizabeth Gaines (Linda Purl), advisor to the Vice President, is shot by sniper Tom Walker (Chris Chalk), Brody's fellow POW—and the VP and a bunch of other important people are put in a bunker along with Brody, who plans to blow them all up.
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Her must-have product out of the bunch is this plumping and firming serum.
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“Crowd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowd. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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