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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All three games were sellouts, with a vast majority of the crowd supporting the Dodgers. Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 On one of their rides, the men were photographed standing around a Black woman, the only person unmasked in the crowd—an image that captured the depth of the nation’s divisions amid all the celebrations of 250 years of independence. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 That shared energy—the crowd noise, the collective exhale, the spontaneous eruption—creates memory at a neurological level. Jonathan Mallie, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 The shooter, who was wearing all black, including a black ski mask, shot into the crowd through the steel bars of the fence surrounding the courtyard, witnesses and authorities said. Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 8 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 11 Jul. 2026.

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