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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He is obsessed with gold, because gold screams money to the masses.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
What’s more, many innovative care models are membership-based and are not accessible to the masses.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 10 Apr. 2026
Over the years, Shark Tank has brought companies and products such as Scrub Daddy, Grace and Lace, Manscaped, Bombas Socks and Lovepop to the masses, among many others.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Later, criticism also came from arbiters of high modernism, such as Clement Greenberg, who wrote off New Deal art as kitsch for the masses.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
What’s more, many innovative care models are membership-based and are not accessible to the masses.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 10 Apr. 2026
Over the years, Shark Tank has brought companies and products such as Scrub Daddy, Grace and Lace, Manscaped, Bombas Socks and Lovepop to the masses, among many others.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Later, criticism also came from arbiters of high modernism, such as Clement Greenberg, who wrote off New Deal art as kitsch for the masses.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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 15 Apr. 2026.
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