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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
The downtime will allow crews to install a new track switch before winter arrives.
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Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The municipality actively supports film crews, offering strong logistical coordination.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Even after the shutdown ends, air travel may take several days to fully recover as airlines reposition aircraft and crews.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
While weather conditions have previously delayed return missions for previous Shenzhou crews, this is the first time that a return mission has been delayed by space debris, Reuters reported.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Nicholas Ballard, a spokesperson for Haltom City, said the exterior of the store is complete, but crews are still working on the interior.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
This delay will provide additional time for road crews to address roadways and bridges throughout our community.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 9 Nov. 2025
The fire suppression efforts involve seven engines, four water tenders and four hand crews.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The crews of the agency’s decades-old WP-3D aircraft have now missed two paychecks due to the shutdown, according to a NOAA employee with knowledge of the hurricane hunter operations, who spoke with CNN on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The municipality actively supports film crews, offering strong logistical coordination.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Even after the shutdown ends, air travel may take several days to fully recover as airlines reposition aircraft and crews.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
While weather conditions have previously delayed return missions for previous Shenzhou crews, this is the first time that a return mission has been delayed by space debris, Reuters reported.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Nicholas Ballard, a spokesperson for Haltom City, said the exterior of the store is complete, but crews are still working on the interior.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
This delay will provide additional time for road crews to address roadways and bridges throughout our community.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 9 Nov. 2025
The fire suppression efforts involve seven engines, four water tenders and four hand crews.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The crews of the agency’s decades-old WP-3D aircraft have now missed two paychecks due to the shutdown, according to a NOAA employee with knowledge of the hurricane hunter operations, who spoke with CNN on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crews
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An IndyStar investigation, which is based on interviews with four dozen people, including current and former inmates, their families and former employees, found Miami Correctional is constantly beset by violence fueled by gangs and drugs.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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While a decade ago the majority of knife crime perpetrated by young people was related to gangs, this is no longer the case, James Alexander, an associate enterprise fellow in criminology at London Metropolitan University, told CNN.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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An ugly opening half, which featured the teams combining for 6-of-24 shooting in the game’s first 10 minutes, saw the visiting Wildcats catch fire from beyond the arc.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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One-by-one, these teams utterly transformed their way of working because the entire design and execution of the program was based on delighting them and adding value at every touchpoint.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Beyond tools and workflow organization, FinBursa’s marketplace is designed to enable professionals to expand their networks organically.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Linking quantum computers to create powerful, high-speed quantum networks involves entangling atoms through a fiber cable.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 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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One of the kids, an athletic-looking teenager named Ladislav, told me that 1654 is organized into platoons that train with Kraken commanders.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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Such crackdowns attract notice from Boswell, who detects a civilian ally in his fight against local syndicates.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has disabled more than 2,500 Starlink devices in and around scam centers in Myanmar, following warnings from activists that mainly Chinese syndicates were using the technology to defraud people worldwide.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Players could control a huge cast of classic characters from the franchise in a toybox mash-up of different eras, wiping out armies of bad guys at a clip.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the center is Jinu, the brooding lead with a mysterious hold on both the protagonist Rumi and armies of fans.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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In a recent LinkedIn survey, nearly half of companies expected employees to start using AI, yet 41% of professionals already feel overwhelmed by how quickly they are expected to master it.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The price will be closer to $350 (exact costs will vary by dose), although the companies have promised to drop the price over the next two years, administration officials told reporters earlier today.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hamas has sought to exert control over the rest of the enclave, including in violent clashes with rival clans, some of which receive backing from Israel, and at least one public execution.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
3 Nov. 2025
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In classical antiquity, the mountainous region was notorious for bandits; in modern times, blood feuds among clans were rife.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Crews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crews. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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