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as in gang
a group involved in secret or criminal activities
when one boy turned informant, the police were able to nab the drug kingpin and the rest of his crew
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Recent Examples of crew
The crew members faulted producers for the hiring of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter last year.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Members of the ship's crew were seen dangling from the masts after the collision.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 30 June 2025
The multi-day affair included an impressive crew of celebrity guests, including Kim Kardashian, Kylie and Kendall Jenner, Sydney Sweeney, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio and Vittoria Ceretti, and many more.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 June 2025
The game's broadcast crew were among those who were surprised by the umpire Mark Hudson's decision.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Members of the ship's crew were seen dangling from the masts after the collision.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 30 June 2025
The multi-day affair included an impressive crew of celebrity guests, including Kim Kardashian, Kylie and Kendall Jenner, Sydney Sweeney, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio and Vittoria Ceretti, and many more.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 June 2025
The game's broadcast crew were among those who were surprised by the umpire Mark Hudson's decision.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crew
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In the ’90s, the Clinton administration began deporting Salvadoran immigrants convicted of crimes in the U.S. back to their homeland, a move that helped propel the rise of powerful gangs in a country that was institutionally weak after years of war.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
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Martinez Estrella remained convicted of second-degree murder, conspiracy and gang assault.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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Both teams made four out of five shots in the initial round of kicks.—
David Brandt,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Milton, 25, has drawn rave reviews early on for his approach to his new team and is prepared to be the first called into action if Prescott goes down with another injury.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2025
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Snuffy is the nickname of Manuel Quintero, alleged by Los Angeles County prosecutors to be a member of the Mexican Mafia, a group of about 140 men who rule over Southern California’s Latino street gangs.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Cockney con man Michael Caine, recently released from the clink, puts together a truly ludicrous heist to steal $4 million in Mafia gold bullion from the middle of Turin using Mini Coopers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Rwandan authorities have accused the Hutus who fled of participating in the genocide and claimed that elements of the Congolese army protected them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025
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Rwandan authorities have accused the Hutus who fled of participating in the genocide and alleged that elements of the Congolese army protected them.—
Chinedu Asadu,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Struggling Gatekeepers: In the face of some $44 billion a year in pig-butchering scams conducted by Asian crime syndicates, U.S. banks have failed to prevent mass scale money laundering.—
Cezary Podkul,
ProPublica,
25 June 2025
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Thailand earlier this year implemented measures to crack down on online scam operations in neighboring Myanmar, severing electricity, internet and gas supplies to border towns where the syndicates were based.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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His splits are minimal, so a platoon wouldn't be necessary.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Robert should drop off the Phils’ wish-list amid a miserable season but Mullins (11 HRs, eight SBs) would be an improvement over the Marsh-Rojas platoon in center.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Maintaining brand integrity across a growing and geographically dispersed network is another potential challenge of franchising.—
Don Tarinelli,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The following night, on June 11, a celebration of the upcoming World Cup hosted by Spanish-language television network Telemundo aboard a boat in Biscayne Bay was abruptly canceled following a surprise inspection by the Coast Guard, alongside at least one border patrol agent.—
CD Goette-Luciak,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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As for himself, though, nearly all of his $1.2 billion fortune is parked in his homebuilding company Neal Communities, which has put up 25,000 houses, all in Florida.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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In fact, the company claims there are no formal education or work requirements.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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“Crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crew. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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