the herd
noun
: common people : people as a group
He always sticks with the herd and does what the others do.
I refuse to follow the herd.
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Lakewood Animal Control was overseeing the herd.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
That could even lead a farmer to decide to cull the herd, and send cows to a meat processing plant—which also might be short of workers these days.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The burgers are fresh-ground from the same beef as the steaks, all from the herd at a small ranch near Glen Rose.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Separating the weakling from the herd only heightened their fear.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
That could even lead a farmer to decide to cull the herd, and send cows to a meat processing plant—which also might be short of workers these days.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The burgers are fresh-ground from the same beef as the steaks, all from the herd at a small ranch near Glen Rose.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Separating the weakling from the herd only heightened their fear.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the herd
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“The herd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20herd. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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