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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
His sincerity is real, his appreciation – for his fans, his band, his crew – is frequently spoken and his music is a continuous Choose Your Own Adventure game.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 17 May 2026
As the confrontation escalated, the man can be seen in the video taking his glasses off and becoming physically aggressive toward two of the crew members.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
The video shows the two aircraft appear to make contact and then spin in tandem as the crew members eject and their parachutes open.
—Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
When devastating floods ravaged central Texas last July, Shiflet gathered a crew and traveled two hours to spend days in the wreckage to help.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 17 May 2026
As the confrontation escalated, the man can be seen in the video taking his glasses off and becoming physically aggressive toward two of the crew members.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
The video shows the two aircraft appear to make contact and then spin in tandem as the crew members eject and their parachutes open.
—Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
When devastating floods ravaged central Texas last July, Shiflet gathered a crew and traveled two hours to spend days in the wreckage to help.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crew
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Hospitals that haven’t been looted, burned or shuttered are dealing with limited budgets and the tightening grip of armed gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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But according to federal officials, the Punjabi Devils were an outlaw gang with ties to the Hells Angels, whose members often wore patches with an outline of Punjab, a region that includes northern India and central eastern Pakistan, and a turbaned skull.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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When Tomlin stepped away as coach in January, the team hired McCarthy, who first began coaching Rodgers in 2006.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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The UConn baseball team had a chance to nail down the Big East title outright, but lost to Villanova, 9-6, at Elliot Ballpark in Storrs.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 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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Bernthal turns into a one-man army whose hardship somehow protects him from the pain, giving him the resolve to push through any attacker.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Five days before Jefferson arrived, on June 15, 1775, Adams had nominated another delegate from Virginia, George Washington, to command that army.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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The new report describes a sprawling transnational criminal system in which Brazilian syndicates, Colombian guerrilla dissidents, Ecuadorian gangs and local crime families collaborate and compete simultaneously while moving drugs, gold, weapons and money across porous borders.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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The syndicate desks engineered the pop by only offering a sliver of stock.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
3 May 2026
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Pittman described the horrific scene that led to him receiving the Medal of Honor after his platoon was ambushed.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Hunter, who signed his four-year rookie contract on Friday, will be part of the main defensive line platoon.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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That means viewership around such stuff is smaller, and the networks need to show that ads are reaching not the most people, but rather the most likely people to be interested in a bottle of soda, a specific kind of running shoe, or a new weight-loss drug.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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There are tall barriers to entry for anyone looking to compete with SpaceX and Blue Origin to put data center networks into orbit.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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The bill would specifically forbid practices that Black Bear, the Stars and other companies have used to monopolize and vertically integrate the youth sports experience in hockey and beyond, driving up costs for families and pricing out many kids.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Water levels were low, and rafting companies had been going out of business.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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“Crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crew. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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