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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So count him among the multitude of mourners for forever Tiger Andy Lock, the charismatic and popular restaurateur who died April 3.
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
This alone demonstrates the growing interest and shift to healthier drinks, explaining the multitude of new brands wanting to respond to this demand.
—Clara Ludmir, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
User experience is becoming a differentiating factor for companies to single out the product out of the multitude.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
If a system contained waves gently colliding on some chain, either moment by moment or line by line, the multitude of conservation laws would tame it.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
This alone demonstrates the growing interest and shift to healthier drinks, explaining the multitude of new brands wanting to respond to this demand.
—Clara Ludmir, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
User experience is becoming a differentiating factor for companies to single out the product out of the multitude.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
If a system contained waves gently colliding on some chain, either moment by moment or line by line, the multitude of conservation laws would tame it.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 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 18 May. 2025.
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