as in people
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
high officials awkwardly mingling with the general populace
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Recent Examples of populace
My approach prioritizes resident input and ensuring that maintaining the county’s essential needs is balanced with prioritizing the well-being of the populace over purely numerical targets.
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Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
In Ukraine, besides sleet and snow, the daily forecast includes drones and missiles raining down on the war-weary populace.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Neither of the first two games was overly competitive, although the local populace had no problem with the result of the first one.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
The populace continued to advance, remaining active in every field.
—Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
In Ukraine, besides sleet and snow, the daily forecast includes drones and missiles raining down on the war-weary populace.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Neither of the first two games was overly competitive, although the local populace had no problem with the result of the first one.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
The populace continued to advance, remaining active in every field.
—Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for populace
Noun
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The proceeding will also serve as a public reckoning in a case long viewed as one of Austin’s gravest miscarriages of justice — effectively functioning as an official acknowledgment that the men were wrongfully accused and prosecuted.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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When, instead, another Black Democrat from Chicago, Barack Obama, headed toward the Democratic nomination in 2008, Jackson’s frustration spilled into public with a vulgar criticism of Obama caught on microphone.—
Johanna Neuman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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When Obama delivered his election-night victory speech in Chicago’s Grant Park in 2008 to a massive crowd of cheering onlookers, the cameras caught Jackson looking on, tears in his eyes.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The mood today was more tenuous, the industry crowd mulling in the lobby with cocktails, discussing the tail end of awards season and the controversy coming out of the Berlin Film Festival concerning politically cautious juror statements.—
Film Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The women’s enslaver then brought together a mob of people, who crossed into Iowa in search of the two women, but didn’t find them, according to Krupa.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Some of these mob guys that were in the war would sit with me after the show.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Upon full passage, the law could trigger immediate mass liberations, with National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez assuring families that releases would occur swiftly post-approval.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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By reproducing photos of Lincoln, Lorant moved beyond the varied mass of subjective artworks — paintings, prints and sculpture — that only approximated his appearance.—
Mark B. Pohlad,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Populace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populace. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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