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crew

noun

ˈkrü

Definition of crew

as in team

a group of people working together on a task we'll need the whole crew to stay late tomorrow

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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 But the one that started it all, back in 1995, had a tiny budget, a minuscule crew and a first-time director — and may still be the form’s iconic best. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 One installer may want to become a technical expert, while another may be interested in leading crews or managing large projects. — Matthew Darienzo, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The crew took small tortoises aboard the ship to keep as pets. — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 14, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Sep. 2026 In New Jersey, Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said emergency crews rescued about 20 people from rapidly rising floodwaters, including a woman who fell out of her wheelchair and ended up floating in the street. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crew

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In the initial complaint obtained by USA TODAY, Said claimed she was placed on an all-male team that included Gutman and two other crew members.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
The latest contract builds on work that began in 2023, when GE Aerospace received initial funding for concept development and assembled the team that would work on the platform.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of team

Noun

McFarlane, Jonathan Bowlan, Orion Kerkering and the gang could then take on lesser roles.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Bakewell’s donations weren’t the only ones to pose issues for Brotherhood Crusade, which provides an array of services aimed at keeping kids from joining gangs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of gang

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Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Monday in a post on X that the Polish army recovered what was believed to be a Russian military drone from the Baltic Sea near the coastal village of Jaroslawiec.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The majority went to coaches’ and athletic directors’ ever-escalating salaries, lavish facilities and small armies of support staffers, nutritionists — even barbers.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of army

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Earlier in the year, the Yankees viewed Jones as a platoon bat, with nearly the entirety of his playing time coming against right-handers.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The Dodgers don’t yet plan to set up a platoon with Teoscar Hernández in left field, Roberts said, despite his struggles against right-handed pitching.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of platoon

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In South Africa, authorities raided seven locations in the city of Johannesburg linked to a syndicate that ran romance and investment scams targeting retirees in English-speaking countries.

— Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Unlike its competitors, Hermès is a pre-haute-couture enterprise, founded before the rigid bureaucracy of French fashion was put into place, in the eighteen-sixties, with the establishment of a governing syndicate.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of syndicate

Noun

Bouquets and brickbats Fintech companies have welcomed the move to charge a fee to merchants.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
The Scoop Senators had secured a narrow antitrust exemption for AI companies in annual must-pass defense policy legislation earlier this year before negotiations over the measure were delayed, according to people familiar with the matter.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of company

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Mint is a subsidiary of T-Mobile and has access to the that carrier's massive network.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
According to Florida corporate records cited in the lawsuit, Camero is a director and vice president of Televen International, the network’s Florida affiliate, while his father, Omar Camero Zamora, is a director and its president.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

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