the crowd

noun

: ordinary people : people who are not viewed or treated as special or unusual
kids trying to distinguish themselves from the crowd
She prefers to be one of the crowd.

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The announcement sparked protests, with workers blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway until police were called to disperse the crowd. Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025 After exiting the car, the man stabbed a security guard and then turned to the crowd. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025 The company used the crowd-sourcing platform Kickstarter to raise money for its initial design in 2014 and registered as a limited liability company in Oregon in 2017. Sean Gentille, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Nonetheless, Biggs, former chair of the House Freedom Caucus—a group whose brand of conservative politics is to the right of Cox's—cooled the crowd. Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the crowd

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“The crowd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crowd. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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