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as in populace
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
aspire to achieve something, to distinguish yourself from the herd
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as in throng
a great number of persons or things massed together
gearing up for the herd of holiday shoppers at the mall on the day after Thanksgiving
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Recent Examples of herd
Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
Supply and demand is the issue, with the U.S. cattle herd at one of the lowest levels since the 1950s, which is driving up prices due to limited supply.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Next to the archery fields, around a dozen ger are set up for each of the provinces where camels are herded.
—Matt Dutile, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
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Noun
When the system is in use, the AI gives each cow a score between 0 and 100: Any cow scored at over 50 is deemed to be lame, and worthy of a checkup by the farmer, who accesses the data on his herd through a web app.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
Supply and demand is the issue, with the U.S. cattle herd at one of the lowest levels since the 1950s, which is driving up prices due to limited supply.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Verb
As algorithms and politics herd us into narrower and narrower silos, the pressure increases on artists (as well as comedians, actors, and even brands) to mirror their fans’ core beliefs.
—Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Next to the archery fields, around a dozen ger are set up for each of the provinces where camels are herded.
—Matt Dutile, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herd
Noun
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The species lived in immense flocks year round, roaming nomadically to areas with abundant food resources -- primarily acorns, beech nuts and chestnuts.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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This time of year, many wild bird flocks have found their way to Texas for their wintering grounds before returning north in the spring.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Even before the expiration of the war's longest ceasefire in March, Trump has repeatedly issued dramatic ultimatums to pressure Hamas to agree to longer pauses in the fighting that would see the release of more hostages and a return of more aid to Gaza's civilian populace.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2025
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The 2020 Pew study found that Reform Jews are 37% of the American Jewish populace, followed by Jews that claim no particular branch — 32% —and then Conservatives at 17% .—
Michael Weissenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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Last season, before the final home series, Getz spoke to a throng of media inside the tunnels of Rate Field in Chicago.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Along with the headline-grabbing job culls in the federal government which began earlier this year, a throng of companies have already laid off workers so far in 2025, including Microsoft, UPS, Dell, BP and others.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Official data from April show that the number of Canadians driving across the border had dropped 35 percent from the previous year.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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This economic activity drives growth in industries from retail and automotive to housing and hospitality.—
Ana Valdez,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Just jump on a return train for a few minutes back to Rougemont and a world devoid of the larger international crowds that descend upon swanky Gstaad just a few miles up the road.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The Brat star drew one of the weekend’s biggest crowds for her set on the festival’s second-biggest stage; The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo were booked for Pyramid, while Loyle Carner and The Prodigy joined her on the Other.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
30 June 2025
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The floor is peppered with spare knee pads and helmets, and a swarm of roller derby players outfitted in protective armor congregate in the center of the warehouse.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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If a task can be performed in more than one way by equal peers working together—much in the way an ant colony or swarm of bees works—then the system is resistant to censorship and hardware faults and has service continuity due to economic sustainability.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Carlyle took United Defense public in 2001 and fully exited in 2004, making more than $1 billion in profit.—
Luisa Beltran,
Fortune,
3 July 2025
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That explains why O’Hare International Airport has a major public on-airfield road named for her.—
Smithsonian magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 July 2025
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The journey is a perilous and illuminating one, as Jamie and Isla encounter hordes of infected, as well as an alpha, a hulking and seemingly intelligent evolution of the infected.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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Finding Cinque Terre beyond the crowds The first step to avoid rubbing shoulders with the hordes of hikers, especially when traversing the four-section 7.5-mile Sentiero Azzurro trail is getting an early start.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
17 June 2025
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“Herd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herd. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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