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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Orbán, addressing the crowd, said his party needs 3 million votes to win Sunday’s election and called on ethnic Hungarians abroad to help the party reach that target. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026 Trump then turned around, pumping his fist to those sitting behind him, smiling and waving, then pointed a few times to the crowd. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026 The gala’s emcee, Brian Bernasconi, stood out among the crowd for his black-and-white suit jacket from Hammer and Lewis Clothiers, patterned with large quatrefoils. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026 Domingo then took to the audience, working the crowd with the ease of someone who has, in fact, been doing this since the ’90s. Kennedy French, Variety, 12 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2026.

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