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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These are not the best fits to the data points (dashed yellow line at right), which instead indicate that the sum of the masses of the three species of neutrino should be negative (black line at right), which is an unphysical solution.
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Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
By that point, Sweeney, Braun and friends had made an early rush toward the door to beat the masses.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Since The Slow Rush, Tame Impala has continued to bring its music to the masses, and the project now represents a certain flavor of in-the-know cool that attracts ravers, stoners, popheads and everyone in between.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
During the past decade, McGrath has brought her boundary-breaking makeup to the masses, employing color and democratizing a level of glamour only previously achieved by her legendary runway looks.
—Tracee Ellis Ross, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
By that point, Sweeney, Braun and friends had made an early rush toward the door to beat the masses.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Since The Slow Rush, Tame Impala has continued to bring its music to the masses, and the project now represents a certain flavor of in-the-know cool that attracts ravers, stoners, popheads and everyone in between.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
During the past decade, McGrath has brought her boundary-breaking makeup to the masses, employing color and democratizing a level of glamour only previously achieved by her legendary runway looks.
—Tracee Ellis Ross, Glamour, 27 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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