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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That's leading to a certain culling of the herd as already-fragile companies struggle to keep up.
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Aaron Gregg, Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2025
The purpose of the annual extravaganza is to manage the herd’s size and brand and vaccinate the new calves, as well as get ready for the annual buffalo sale, where a couple hundred of the animals are auctioned off.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
The kids were too young to corral the herd on their own.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
However, the lack of a natural Democratic frontrunner and the seeming lack of party leadership strong enough to cull the herd bolster the mathematical possibility of a GOP upset.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Aaron Gregg, Arkansas Online, 29 Dec. 2025
The purpose of the annual extravaganza is to manage the herd’s size and brand and vaccinate the new calves, as well as get ready for the annual buffalo sale, where a couple hundred of the animals are auctioned off.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
The kids were too young to corral the herd on their own.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
However, the lack of a natural Democratic frontrunner and the seeming lack of party leadership strong enough to cull the herd bolster the mathematical possibility of a GOP upset.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 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 7 Jan. 2026.
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