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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Instead, Zach Benson fed a perfect pass to Ryan McLeod for a short-handed goal that sparked the crowd. Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 The Owensboro news media and some white onlookers insist that when the lady sheriff didn’t show up to act as executioner, there was anger in the press’s unmet expectations, which then was taken out on the crowd, with the reporters lying about the audience’s unruly behavior. Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 When Haidt credits mothers for driving the phone-free movement, the crowd, which has reached a standing-room-only capacity, erupts into applause. Rachel Hale, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 To stand out from the crowd and be a trendsetter, clip on a Hirono or Hacipupu . Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 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 19 Oct. 2025.

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