the masses
plural noun
: the ordinary or common people
His films are not intended to appeal to the masses.
the needs of the masses
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Yet the masses continued much as before.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Steady golf as the masses fade back to Earth.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Long before Elon Musk set his sights on Tesla selling vast numbers of electric vehicles to the masses, then-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn wanted Nissan to shift half a million Leafs a year in the early 2010s.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
When Kim Kardashian and her 12-year-old daughter were spotted in Rome recently, the masses zeroed in on the dermal piercing North West had in her middle finger.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Steady golf as the masses fade back to Earth.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Long before Elon Musk set his sights on Tesla selling vast numbers of electric vehicles to the masses, then-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn wanted Nissan to shift half a million Leafs a year in the early 2010s.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
When Kim Kardashian and her 12-year-old daughter were spotted in Rome recently, the masses zeroed in on the dermal piercing North West had in her middle finger.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the masses
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“The masses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20masses. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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