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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Before the season started, the masses didn’t see a point in that plan.
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2025
What, though, of the gay couples who’ve made careers out of posting for the masses?
—Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
Namely, that if Hollywood hyper-targets alternative audiences, takes chances with left-of-center material, and stops dumbing movies down with a lowest-common-denominator approach, the masses will still make a beeline for the multiplex.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Most professionals will agree, at least privately, that rallying stocks attract their attention (and their interest and their research) because there is a wisdom in the uncoordinated actions of the masses.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2025
What, though, of the gay couples who’ve made careers out of posting for the masses?
—Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
Namely, that if Hollywood hyper-targets alternative audiences, takes chances with left-of-center material, and stops dumbing movies down with a lowest-common-denominator approach, the masses will still make a beeline for the multiplex.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Most professionals will agree, at least privately, that rallying stocks attract their attention (and their interest and their research) because there is a wisdom in the uncoordinated actions of the masses.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 4 Dec. 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 21 Dec. 2025.
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