Thesaurus results for CREW

crew

noun

ˈkrü

Definition of crew

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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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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Recent Examples of crew After Williams threw a brutal wild pitch, umpires called a rain delay, as the grounds crew came sprinting out with the tarp. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Fewer studios means fewer employment opportunities, and often weaker paychecks, for the writers, crews, and craftspeople who create the movies. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 The film revolves around a crew of motorcycle thieves who begin stealing priceless antiquities around the world. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026 One aircraft crashed to the ground, killing the two crew members on board, according to Greece’s Fire Service. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crew

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Noun

Brun was primarily supplied by Maluelue Umu, a bald Samoan man with ties to the USO prison gang, whom Brun had met during his days volunteering at the jail.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Such a dire occasion, where families were subjected to physical abuse from the French police and local gangs, would shed light on the nature of relationships at UEFA.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of gang

Noun

Caminero has batted third in nearly half the team’s games (52) and has also been penciled in at the second spot in the order (35) as well as cleanup (23).

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
More than 4,000 personnel are battling fires statewide, with crews from 14 states and an Australian team assisting.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of team

Noun

Many were wrapped in towels to shield from the wind, while army and police vehicles patrolled the road behind them.

— Reuters, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026
The boy, now 17, told the Associated Press that those who ordered him strapped to the gun were Colombian mercenaries providing military aid to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces against the army in the war, now in its fourth year.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

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Noun

When he's appointed interim sheriff of a tiny Minnesota town, Ulysses intervenes in a botched bank robbery to discover a stash of gold and heavy weapons that belong to a Yakuza crime syndicate.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026
His eventual involvement in an industry—created by smugglers and international crime syndicates, and in which big American zoos are also complicit—started with a single turtle.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Definition of syndicate

Noun

Aranda should take advantage of the platoon advantage, favorable matchup and park factors to hit a home run tonight.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Hicks, who is under team control through 2030 (and not eligible for arbitration until 2028), will replace Feduccia, the lefty-hitting part of the current platoon with Nick Fortes, who was acquired from Miami at last year’s deadline.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of platoon

Noun

But Golden State also has established a bar network in the region — 35 spots and counting — creating hubs for fans to gather to watch games.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
The letter was addressed to her father and the sender introduced himself as Nigel Browning, the proprietor of a network of short- and long-term accommodations for the impoverished of Liverpool, the same city the Empress had set out to explore.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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