the multitude
noun
: ordinary or common people as a group
a candidate trying to appeal to the multitude
—often pluralHis films are not intended to appeal to the multitudes.
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These elections are centered on education, as opposed to the multitude of issues that voters need to trade off when choosing a mayor, legislator, or governor.
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Then, there are the multitude of other financial pressures facing mom-and-pop stores everywhere, like competition from major chains.
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From the multitude of media on the sideline and in the air, to his mother’s cellphone.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
These elections are centered on education, as opposed to the multitude of issues that voters need to trade off when choosing a mayor, legislator, or governor.
—Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Then, there are the multitude of other financial pressures facing mom-and-pop stores everywhere, like competition from major chains.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
From the multitude of media on the sideline and in the air, to his mother’s cellphone.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the multitude
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“The multitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20multitude. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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