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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Several people surrounded a white van at a nearby intersection, leading the driver to deploy a chemical spray into the crowd.
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Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The footage captured the singer-rapper walking down the stairs with a cup in his hand before slipping, prompting gasps from the crowd.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Aryeh asks the crowd of thirty-odd people gathered at a bus stop on the fringes of downtown Toronto.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
One thing that might have set Boulder apart from the crowd?
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
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Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The footage captured the singer-rapper walking down the stairs with a cup in his hand before slipping, prompting gasps from the crowd.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Aryeh asks the crowd of thirty-odd people gathered at a bus stop on the fringes of downtown Toronto.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
One thing that might have set Boulder apart from the crowd?
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 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 13 Dec. 2025.
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