the crowd

noun

Synonyms of the crowdnext
: 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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Before midnight, gunfire erupted near the concert stage after a fight broke out among people in the crowd, according to the statement. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 But for the most part, the crowd at Socceria — Latin American and non-Latin American — seemed to be there for the atmosphere. Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 The squad was drawn from the same global diaspora that filled the stands in Atlanta and Houston, so the crowd arrived with ownership rather than distance, and pressure turned into fuel. André Martin, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Many producers, caught in the tunnel of getting films made, have little time nor the expertise to leverage festivals to cut through the crowd, where immersion in a knowledge economy is a key to success. John Hopewell, Variety, 16 July 2026 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 19 Jul. 2026.

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