Thesaurus results for CREWS

crews

noun

plural of crew

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 Construction crews have pre-positioned supplies — including the steel bollard wall panels — but no actual wall-building has started in the area. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 In particular, it's conceived as a way of keeping valuable attack helicopters like the AH-54 Apache and their crews away from the heat of combat while acting as force multipliers to make the helicopter much more effective. — David Szondy july 21, New Atlas, 21 July 2026 Motorists were urged to use caution because firefighting crews continued working along the highway. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026 Its multi-mission design is intended to support ships operating in different environments while giving crews a common sensing capability across a growing portion of the fleet. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026 One of its recent projects is happening in Westport, where crews recently resumed work on the Westport Stormwater Improvement Project after going on hiatus for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026 The ground crews have to navigate numerous planes landing, loading and taking off, while avoiding spinning propellers and keeping the equipment prepared. — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026 Search crews spent two days looking for the teenager before a National Park Service ranger found his body near the island's northwestern tip on July 6. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Videos of the response show crews dousing the building with water as flames leap through the roof of the market, sending black plumes of smoke into the air. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

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Cartels, smaller mafias and street gangs hold sway in town halls and state governments around the country and have deepened their role in the economy.

— Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Prosecutors argued the three women were killed in the crossfire of rival gangs’ gun battle in the middle of the bustling intersection as nightclubs closed early on April 3.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

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In the coming years, as Erik Neander took over the baseball operations department, the Rays were at the forefront of analytics with defensive shifts, aggressive platoons, utilizing openers, creating a menagerie of arm slots in the bullpen and, yes, prioritizing exit velocity.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
Outfield requires far more starting spots, and most of those available later in drafts are locked in platoons.

— Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

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Rather than working in large criminal syndicates as many Westerners assume, Yahoo Boys typically work alone, asking victims for money – most often in the form of gift cards.

— Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
Until then, global syndicates will happily roll the dice on street-level arrests while the corporate entities handling the cash enable the pipeline.

— Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026

Definition of syndicates

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Both lifestyles, as Tubbs saw them, were about having principles, living for something bigger than yourself, protecting the defenseless—both righteous armies marching under different flags.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
For decades, law firms have depended upon armies of associates, paralegals, legal assistants, litigation support professionals, contract managers, compliance personnel, and administrative staff to perform this work.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of armies

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The Richards family is one of America’s richest clans, thanks to its electrical manufacturing company Southwire.

— Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Warrior Cats is based on Erin Hunter’s feline book series that follows the adventures and drama of multiple clans of feral cats.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 June 2026

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