crews

noun

plural of crew
1
as in gangs
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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2
as in teams
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 crews Under this new ordinance, student filmmakers, documentary crews and ultra-low-budget projects will be able to obtain free permits. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Three people stranded high on a steep Northern California mountainside were rescued by helicopter Sunday after a distress call brought crews racing to their aid. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The delay was caused by the complexity of connections between old and new bridge leaf elements and alignment issues crews were not expecting, according to CDOT. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Given its central importance both as a potential investment and bellwether for the future of AI, Wall Street research crews and everyday investors alike are carefully parsing the over 400 page document. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 Now an attorney for CNN is warning that the network will take additional legal action if the White House continues to prevent its news crews from covering the president. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Hollywood productions coming in are good for the industry because the crews get work, but the stories are not Australian and the vernacular is not Australian. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 By the time officers arrived, Kansas City Fire Department crews were already trying to extricate Bruette from the Volkswagen. — Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crews
  1. gangs
  2. teams
  3. networks
  4. platoons
  5. syndicates
  6. armies
  7. clans
  8. companies
Noun
  • Haitian police officers have complained that the foreign soldiers are reluctant to confront gangs or hold territory taken back from gangs.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • His government’s own hardline crackdown on gangs back home did restore peace to what was once the most violent country in the Western Hemisphere — though critics highlight his use of mass incarceration and accusations of widespread abuses.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of gangs
Noun
  • Here are the Week 10 Fort Worth-area high school football scores, including teams from area districts.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Kenya’s own top-flight football league and national teams, for instance, have been riddled with challenges ranging from leadership wrangles to payment delays.
    — Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of teams
Noun
  • The demonstrations will give regulators and transportation officials an opportunity to assess how electric aircraft could fit into existing airport operations and future regional transport networks.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Aiming to be more affordable than other citywide leadership networks, some of which charge thousands of dollars, Doughty said the accepted women will pay an annual $975 membership fee.
    — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of networks
Noun
  • Its battery-electric vehicles propel themselves rather than relying on a conventional locomotive, and can operate individually or form coordinated groups, known as platoons.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The welcome ceremony also included a flyover by two B-1 bombers, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of platoons
Noun
  • Visages closed its doors in 2000 amid the shift to digital, industry consolidation and competition from major syndicates including Getty Images and Corbis.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • While some more nefarious syndicates might hold your steering or brakes for ransom, a far more common target is your private information.
    — Mike McRae October 20, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of syndicates
Noun
  • Though opposing armies suffered heavy losses, neither made any significant territorial gains.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The team envisioned a town that had been fought over not only by armies, but by neighbors, too.
    — Elaina Patton, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of armies
Noun
  • Ali Mahmoud Ali, the group's Sudan analyst, said that the latest clashes risk bringing in more Nuba clans into the fight and could increase divisions across South Kordofan, where communities are facing an already dire humanitarian situation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • All Palestinian clans and families in Gaza would also be a target for disarmament, which would have an impact on the future of Hamas and Palestinian armed struggle.
    — Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of clans
Noun
  • Meanwhile, companies are deploying AI agents by the thousand, and not one of them has read the company policy or heard the new local court ruling.
    — Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • However, credit monitoring depends on information that lenders and other companies report to credit bureaus.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of companies

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