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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Cows often separate themselves from the rest of the herd, then lie down to give birth.
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Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Visitors to the Fort Worth Zoo’s Elephant Springs exhibit can now see the newest member of the herd — a male Asian elephant calf born April 1.
—Harriet Ramos
may 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
You’re torn between following the herd and breaking from it as the moon and Uranus clash.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Cut inside before the herd turns left, and you can get jostled and blocked.
—Peter Keating, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Visitors to the Fort Worth Zoo’s Elephant Springs exhibit can now see the newest member of the herd — a male Asian elephant calf born April 1.
—Harriet Ramos
may 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
You’re torn between following the herd and breaking from it as the moon and Uranus clash.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Cut inside before the herd turns left, and you can get jostled and blocked.
—Peter Keating, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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 16 May. 2026.
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