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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
One Last Adventure chronicled the big race to finish the script for the series finale, which wasn't fully completed until after the crew started filming the episode.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Next up, in April crews are expected to begin transforming a dormant strip of Church Street, once the city’s party hub, into a festival street designed for pedestrians and hosting events.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
The night crew at a Missouri fast-food restaurant recently received death threats during a dispute with a customer, the manager told Fox News Digital.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
As Eleven and Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) battled inside the enormous Mind Flayer, the rest of the Hawkins crew shot at and fought the big beast.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Jan. 2026
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Next up, in April crews are expected to begin transforming a dormant strip of Church Street, once the city’s party hub, into a festival street designed for pedestrians and hosting events.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
The night crew at a Missouri fast-food restaurant recently received death threats during a dispute with a customer, the manager told Fox News Digital.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
As Eleven and Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) battled inside the enormous Mind Flayer, the rest of the Hawkins crew shot at and fought the big beast.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crew
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The teen was playing basketball at the park when he was approached by a group of young adults, who asked the teen if he was affiliated with a gang and tried to start a fight, police said.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Homeland Security officials said the pair attempted to run over immigration officers with their car and say both are involved with gang Tren de Aragua.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said his team found cases drag on for more than two years, and one lasted about seven years.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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That's not to mention the lower ranks where teams like James Madison or Tulane might find their way into the 12-team field, only to get obliterated in the playoff and lose their coaches and half their players to Power Five schools along the way.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The series follows the Black Mafia Family in Detroit and is based on a true story.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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On the surface, the crime drama follows the rise and fall of the Black Mafia Family — one of the most influential crime families in the country.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers … but baseball has marked the time.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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According to sources, confronting the unit directly would require the simultaneous deployment of at least four army brigades.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Outside the capital, guerrilla groups and organized crime syndicates are exploiting the power vacuum along Venezuela’s borders and in its resource-rich interior.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The four-count indictment alleges that Maduro played a pivotal role in the Venezuelan drug-trafficking syndicate known as the Cartel de los Soles, aka Cartel of the Suns.—
Jay Weaver
January 8,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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Toronto’s infield would remain untouched, with Addison Barger and Okamoto likely acting as a sort of third base platoon.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Risking his life again, the director embeds with a Ukrainian platoon attempting to retake the minuscule town of Andriivka that had been seized by Russian invaders.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025
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This coalition was built through years of organizing, through mosque networks, through labor unions, through the economic leverage of the bazaar.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The freedom to move networks without friction.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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How did the company become an iconic brand?—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Looking beyond consumers The company does not see TRINITY as only a consumer product.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crew. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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