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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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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
That property is now deemed uninhabitable by the city, but power crews are working on it.
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Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The Times found that a battalion chief ordered firefighters to roll up their hoses and leave the burn area despite complaints by crews that the ground still was smoldering.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
These warning signs show up repeatedly in cases involving teen hackers, social engineering crews and ransomware groups.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Adams County Fire Rescue and North Metro Fire Rescue crews also responded to the incident because of the fire’s size and intensity, Westminster fire officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
At the same time, crews will rehabilitate the bridge at Lake and Spruce roads.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
They were supported by two helicopters and drone crews, according to a statement from San Bernardino sheriff’s department.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
The 12-year-old Bridgeport girl received medical attention at the scene by crews with the fire department, Wilson said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
Before the lucious green outfield is shaped and manicured for the upcoming baseball season in Anaheim, it is being transformed by crews this week into a dirt pit.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The Times found that a battalion chief ordered firefighters to roll up their hoses and leave the burn area despite complaints by crews that the ground still was smoldering.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
These warning signs show up repeatedly in cases involving teen hackers, social engineering crews and ransomware groups.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Adams County Fire Rescue and North Metro Fire Rescue crews also responded to the incident because of the fire’s size and intensity, Westminster fire officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
At the same time, crews will rehabilitate the bridge at Lake and Spruce roads.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
They were supported by two helicopters and drone crews, according to a statement from San Bernardino sheriff’s department.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
The 12-year-old Bridgeport girl received medical attention at the scene by crews with the fire department, Wilson said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
Before the lucious green outfield is shaped and manicured for the upcoming baseball season in Anaheim, it is being transformed by crews this week into a dirt pit.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crews
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By 2001 coyotes were so much in the news in the Windy City that in that year Chicago homeowners listed them—not street gangs, not burglars, but coyotes—as the single greatest threat to their safety.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Cedre said Porter’s father was heavily involved with Compton gangs, but his mother worked tirelessly to help her son avoid that lifestyle — only for his life to end in gunfire anyway.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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As of January 7, seven teams are looking for a new coach, including the Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, and Arizona Cardinals.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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That's not to mention the lower ranks where teams like James Madison or Tulane might find their way into the 12-team field, only to get obliterated in the playoff and lose their coaches and half their players to Power Five schools along the way.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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As far as the national sports networks are concerned this week, Payton and his players might as well be extras in their own movie.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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However, your iPhone can still make emergency calls using other networks and possibly via satellite.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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According to the Defense official, the Army plans to ramp up training over the next year, eventually sending in platoons of some 40 soldiers at a time to train.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025
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The white officers in the 24 companies overseeing the volunteer platoons were also initially skeptical.—
Time,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Outside the capital, guerrilla groups and organized crime syndicates are exploiting the power vacuum along Venezuela’s borders and in its resource-rich interior.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Many of the scam compounds operating across Southeast Asia are run by Chinese crime syndicates.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
24 Nov. 2025
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Instead of kings and queens cunningly maneuvering their armies against their enemies, there’s only an ox of a man and a bald little boy, neither of whom exhibits a clearly superior intellect.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Jan. 2026
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Guerrilla armies roam the country’s western border, and private militias stand ready.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Every January, companies from around the world gather to flaunt new technologies, products and services.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Thinking globally and acting locally means electing people of vision, not people who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag without a lobbyist lighting their way under the table, or down the wrong path where for-profit companies rule and teachers are scapegoated for society's failures.—
SHELLEY SMITH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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For example, Crow people have held onto their nation's language; neighbors are often family, or considered such; and many tribal members rely on their clans to mentor children, who eventually become mentors themselves for the next generation.—
Katheryn Houghton,
NPR,
8 Jan. 2026
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But when Klaus’ toys begin to cheer up the children of Smeerensburg — a town whose inhabitants are perpetually engaged in a feud between two familial clans — Jesper and Klaus must step out of their comfort zones to help save the town from itself.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Crews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crews. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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