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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That means, smiling and waving to the crowd lining the streets and to those up above who are watching from the skyscrapers.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
His death marks the end of an era for Reds television, where his voice and guidance were as much a part of the gameday rhythm as the crack of the bat or the roar of the crowd.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
The most severe of the parade's many catastrophes saw the Cat in the Hat balloon strike a streetlight at 72nd Street and Central Park West, causing a horizontal metal arm to snap off and fall onto the crowd below.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
In 2023, a number of restaurants in Barcelona’s city center came under fire for reportedly turning away solo diners during peak tourist seasons, as well as setting minimum order requirements for terrace seating and introducing time caps to manage the crowd.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
His death marks the end of an era for Reds television, where his voice and guidance were as much a part of the gameday rhythm as the crack of the bat or the roar of the crowd.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
The most severe of the parade's many catastrophes saw the Cat in the Hat balloon strike a streetlight at 72nd Street and Central Park West, causing a horizontal metal arm to snap off and fall onto the crowd below.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
In 2023, a number of restaurants in Barcelona’s city center came under fire for reportedly turning away solo diners during peak tourist seasons, as well as setting minimum order requirements for terrace seating and introducing time caps to manage the crowd.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
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“The crowd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crowd. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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