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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
On the north side of the blaze on August 6, fire crews on the ground and aircraft will continue to focus on the fireline to keep flames from extending north or northwest.
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Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The helicopter’s crew were named as squadron leader Peter Bafemi Anala, flying officer Malin Twum-Ampadu and Sgt.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
On all but the difficult-to-access east side of the fire, crews have already planted seeds to restore the environment and repaired fences, according to the Great Basin team.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
The fire suppression efforts involve 22 engines, six water tenders and four hand crews.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2025
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Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The helicopter’s crew were named as squadron leader Peter Bafemi Anala, flying officer Malin Twum-Ampadu and Sgt.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
On all but the difficult-to-access east side of the fire, crews have already planted seeds to restore the environment and repaired fences, according to the Great Basin team.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
The fire suppression efforts involve 22 engines, six water tenders and four hand crews.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crew
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Federal immigration agents in Kansas City arrested a 34-year-old man from Mexico last week who was previously deported several times and was identified as a gang member, according to a news release from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Aug. 2025
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The song became such a fan favorite that the gang took the musical on a live tour in 2009.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Colorado, winners of four of its last five games, has become a tougher team to put away.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
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Both teams traded offensive rallies in an open second half.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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Finalists older than 20 are Blood Moon Mafia, Jupiter Rock Farm, Leave it to Us and The Marina Effect.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Presley’s friends in the Memphis Mafia were convinced that Elvis wanted to tour the world and blamed Parker’s fear of deportation.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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At one stage this summer, six different projects were being worked on inside The Racecourse at the same time by a small army of workers.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Frantic rescue operations persisted across the region, with army and police personnel working to find those missing.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Players will have to fight, steal and outwit their way through the galaxy's various crime syndicates and become the galaxy's most wanted.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The report added that preliminary investigations revealed these syndicates exported scrap metal to India, China and other countries but reported them as machinery or other metals not subject to the 15% export tax imposed by the government.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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In addition, the platoon of Laureano and O’Hearn should solve the Padres’ longtime offensive void in left field where a total of 10 players had combined to hit .229 with a .613 OPS this year, third worst among left fielders in the majors.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
2 Aug. 2025
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The Red Sox neglected to address first base, which keeps the pressure on the platoon of Abraham Toro and Romy Gonzalez to stay on pace with overperforming offensive productions.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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The company is in the process of preparing to split itself in two, with the studios business, HBO, and HBO Max set to become a company called Warner Bros., and the linear networks set to become a company called Discovery.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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The company behind the Warner Bros. studio, the HBO Max streaming service and cable networks including CNN and HGTV saw improving results for its streaming operations and production studios, even as conditions for its traditional TV networks appeared to worsen.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sure, the work on NANDA takes place in the context of other protocols like A2A and, famously, MCP, but since those other projects are tied to leading AI companies, why not involve academia in something so central to future interface design?—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Utility company Ameren confirmed to PEOPLE that a contractor and its subcontractor were repairing and replacing tower lighting and marker balls on transmission lines in Madison County, Ill., when the incident occurred.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crew. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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