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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 Duke Energy crews are working to cut up the tree and replace the pole, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026 The crash blocked all southbound lanes of Hazel Avenue for about two hours as crews cleared the roadway. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Typically, when dead seabirds are found, the Department of Beaches and Harbors has its crews photograph them and, if requested, transport them to local wildlife organizations for analysis. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Coast Guard crews from Air Station Miami, Air Station Clearwater, Station Lake Worth Inlet, Station Fort Pierce and the Cutter William Flores are searching for Pawlowski, along with several law-enforcement agencies. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 Committed financing also lets GFSS plan several films ahead, rehire crews and structure training with greater continuity. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 One installer may want to become a technical expert, while another may be interested in leading crews or managing large projects. — Matthew Darienzo, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Traffic delays are expected as crews work to clear the scene. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 The victim was removed from the woods by fire crews using a utility terrain vehicle. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crews
  1. gangs
  2. teams
  3. networks
  4. platoons
  5. syndicates
  6. armies
  7. clans
  8. companies
Noun
  • By July of this year, gangs attacked Kenscoff again, pulling back only to organize an even bigger attack in late August.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The nonprofit God's Pantry in Pomona serves around 10,000 families monthly, while nearly all of its staff have overcome homelessness, addiction, gangs, or incarceration.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of gangs
Noun
  • These two teams are pretty evenly matched, but give the Cowboys with their receivers a slight edge in their home opener.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • District play for many Texas high school football teams starts Thursday or Friday.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of teams
Noun
  • The goal is for those encounters to lead to collaborations and longer-term support networks.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Among the items are discarded personal protective equipment, thermal insulation, electrical cabling, structural steel, rebar, loose soil, building concrete, and exhausted ion-exchange resins taken from water filtration networks.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of networks
Noun
  • The Phillies will run outfield platoons in left and center for the remainder of the season.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple schools across three states will soon have their own veritable platoons of pepper-spraying drones to hunt down active shooters, The Washington Post reports, waiting to spring into action the moment they’re called on.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 July 2026
Definition of platoons
Noun
  • Complex investigations to dismantle drug trafficking syndicates can require advanced equipment, Casey Rayborn Hicks, a spokesperson for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, wrote in a statement.
    — Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Informal mining is a deep problem in South Africa and is connected to criminal syndicates, according to authorities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of syndicates
Noun
  • The majority went to coaches’ and athletic directors’ ever-escalating salaries, lavish facilities and small armies of support staffers, nutritionists — even barbers.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, police forces across the country have transformed from lightly armed constabularies to small-scale armies.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 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
  • But faster growth clearly is key to addressing city government’s structural deficits and the fiscal woes that scare too many investors and companies away from doing business here for fear of far higher taxes in the future.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The companies hope the approach will enable smaller processing facilities that consume less energy and cost less to operate.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of companies

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“Crews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crews. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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