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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Parish treated the crowd to a version of the song Rapper’s Delight, while Trevoh Chalobah, the Chelsea defender who spent the first half of the season on loan at Palace, made an appearance, as did Jonny Williams, the former Palace midfielder and another member of the 2013 promotion-winning squad.
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The Top 14 singers will perform alongside the trio for one last chance to dazzle the crowd, or risk fading into oblivion.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Some of the royal women who attended Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass popped in the crowd by wearing white outfits — but is that permitted by Vatican tradition?
—Janine Henni, People.com, 19 May 2025
Despite bogeying on the final hole, Scheffler celebrated by spiking his hat on the ground, embracing his caddie, Ted Scott, and then quickly found his wife, Meredith, and son in the crowd.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The Top 14 singers will perform alongside the trio for one last chance to dazzle the crowd, or risk fading into oblivion.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Some of the royal women who attended Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass popped in the crowd by wearing white outfits — but is that permitted by Vatican tradition?
—Janine Henni, People.com, 19 May 2025
Despite bogeying on the final hole, Scheffler celebrated by spiking his hat on the ground, embracing his caddie, Ted Scott, and then quickly found his wife, Meredith, and son in the crowd.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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 23 May. 2025.
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