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Recent Examples of multitude In moments where customers face friction with one brand, there are now a multitude of attractive alternatives ready to capture that spend. Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 This multitude of Marys leaves considerable room for disagreement over which Biblical threads are authentically woven into Magdalene’s story, and which aren’t. Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025 The Horned Frogs had a multitude of players like Bud Clark, Avery Helm, Vernon Glover, Major Everhart and more than that missed significant chunks of time during the spring. Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025 These two defenses have come up repeatedly in a multitude of legal actions to date against the Trump administration. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multitude
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Noun
  • The lavish ceremony drew more than 4,000 guests and onlookers, and the venue experienced so much overcrowding that the wedding gift table was inadvertently pushed into the hotel’s pond by the swarming throng.
    Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Photos show Pope Francis' last appearance on Easter Day Before Francis emerged into the crowd at St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday in his popemobile, the pope had blessed the throng from a balcony.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Historian William Dalrymple traces the current sectarian divisions to the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb, who shattered the empire’s religious pluralism by trying to impose orthodox Islam on the populace.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
  • But those environmentalists would have recognized, at least a little, the political climate: a corrupt Republican Administration and an energized populace willing to take to the streets.
    Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe the Birmingham crowd was just really living in the moment, because there aren’t too many videos of the screen during this stop’s Apple dance.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 3 May 2025
  • An estimated 250,000-strong crowd was present at the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • More people are seeking healthier, more responsible ways to live.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • Nonfatal snakebites can still be permanently disabling—hundreds of thousands of people are permanently disabled due to snakebites annually.
    Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Known for its striking green plumage, yellow head and red face, the Carolina parakeet was a social bird, often seen in flocks that could number in the hundreds.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • The doc follows an aging shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking the bears.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings from the highest level of the military, BODYGUARD OF LIES exposes the tangled web of deception fed to the American public by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
  • But the results do highlight that the American public is hungry for progress, and that a failure to deliver in the long term will hurt a politician, even Donald Trump.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Conspicuous noises from cicada swarms are a mating tactic, the wildlife federation writes, as the male insects gather in groups and create loud sounds to attract females.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
  • In the show, Tommy is protecting the Jackson settlement from another oncoming swarm of Infected attacking the city.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • With hordes of German and Japanese investors figuratively waving wads of marks and yen at anyone offering dollars, the value of the U.S. dollar set new records.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The white facade of St. Peter’s glowed pink as the sun rose Saturday and hordes of mourners rushed into the square.
    Nicole Winfield and Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Multitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multitude. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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