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as in throngs
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a huge crowd of fans was on hand to greet the returning World Series champions
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as in communities
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
the fashionable crowd at the polo tournament
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as in masses
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
no national leader was ever more hated by the crowd
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as in huddles
to gather into a closely packed group
everyone crowded around to see the baby being shown off by his proud parents
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Recent Examples of crowds
Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Zion National Park is stunning and peaceful in winter, with fewer crowds and rare access to scenic drives by personal vehicle.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Located in the heart of the plaza, the Folsom Ice Rink draws crowds for 90-minute skating sessions and seasonal events under string lights.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Korean skin care drew standing-room-only crowds, celebrity makeup artist Hung Vanngo gave his first masterclass, and in the bustling fragrance halls niche perfume houses attracted international distributors eager to understand how Arabic fragrance is reshaping global perfumery standards.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Even within rock, the subcultures were divided — and none more so than the punk and heavy metal crowds.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
For the wine lover craving a Napa experience without Napa’s price tag or crowds, Lodi offers the perfect alternative.
—Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
Beginners will find the smallest crowds at tiny Donner Ski Ranch.
—AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
No birthday celebration is complete without family and friends, and this sheet cake can accommodate your largest party crowds.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
As the confrontation escalated, agents deployed a flash-bang device while crowds threw bricks and paint cans from rooftops.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Zion National Park is stunning and peaceful in winter, with fewer crowds and rare access to scenic drives by personal vehicle.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Located in the heart of the plaza, the Folsom Ice Rink draws crowds for 90-minute skating sessions and seasonal events under string lights.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Korean skin care drew standing-room-only crowds, celebrity makeup artist Hung Vanngo gave his first masterclass, and in the bustling fragrance halls niche perfume houses attracted international distributors eager to understand how Arabic fragrance is reshaping global perfumery standards.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Even within rock, the subcultures were divided — and none more so than the punk and heavy metal crowds.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
For the wine lover craving a Napa experience without Napa’s price tag or crowds, Lodi offers the perfect alternative.
—Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
Beginners will find the smallest crowds at tiny Donner Ski Ranch.
—AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
No birthday celebration is complete without family and friends, and this sheet cake can accommodate your largest party crowds.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
Long takes emphasize the mental labor of Hujar’s self-exploration, and Sachs’s framing (with cinematography by Alex Ashe) crowds the pair together to evoke the intimacy of their talk.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowds
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Videos from Isfahan, Arak, and other cities show throngs of hijab-less women outdoors.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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By offering a solution to the throngs of independent resale stores that followed in the footsteps of buy-and-sell pioneers like Round Two, OS Group has been able to carve a lucrative niche in an otherwise crowded space.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Organizations that adopt this mindset at scale in the coming years will be the true winners—in the marketplace, within their communities, and even on the battlefield.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has highlighted Indigenous communities as key players in this year’s COP30 negotiations.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks huddles with his team during the fourth quarter against the Indiana Pacers in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The exercise also featured swarms of first-person-view (FPV) suicide drones launching precision strikes against mock enemy fortifications.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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Twenty-two earthquakes were recorded in the Kamchatka region within a single day in early November 2025, demonstrating the potential for earthquake swarms in highly active zones.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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These internal cliques, or deputy gangs, which have been tied to specific LASD precincts, have names like the Banditos, the Grim Reapers, and the Regulators.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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At the Dallas Street property, small cliques of armed men, mostly Venezuelans and Mexicans, fought an ongoing turf war.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Despite taking in eight to 12 tractor trailer loads a day, Cooper said the demand for food items is greater than the supply, so the inventory is starting to shrink.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the Guigò Lab of the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, a technician loads a sample into a genome sequencing machine.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This recipe piles them on, casting apples — which are starting to appear at farmers markets — and nuts front and center as main characters supported by a chorus of greens.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
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That’s where the paperwork piles up, court fees skyrocket, and grieving families are forced into bureaucratic limbo for months — sometimes years.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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The book, which is from Australia, follows Bee and her fellow runaways, who discover a new friend, Paco, is a Lost Boy from Neverland who needs them to fight hordes of pirates led by a merciless new leader.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Enjoy large-scale hack-and-slash combat, infused with the unique Zonai technology to devastate enemy hordes.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
1 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Crowds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowds. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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