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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
Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
The festival, which typically stretches more than a mile along Haddon Avenue, regularly draws crowds of more than 50,000 people to the Camden County borough.
—Eva Andersen, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Contingency plans like makeup dates, alternative locations that can accomodate crowds or shifting start times create challenges too.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
The 22nd annual Celebration at the Station historically draws crowds of more than 30,000.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026
For months, doctors warned her to avoid crowds, travel and unnecessary exposure to illness while her immune system slowly rebuilt itself.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
The Philly crowds have been Rory-obsessed.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
For beach lovers looking to steer clear of crowds, Florida's Forgotten Coast is a welcome reprieve.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
March to May is an ideal time to visit for good weather and fewer crowds; the peak season runs from December to March.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Filming in front of real audiences, alongside real racers and real pit crews, the director crowds the screen with people.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2025
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
Noun
Big crowds on Saturday suggested that the dissent persists more than a year after protests ignited to demand accountability for a train station tragedy in Serbia’s north in November 2024 that killed 16 people.
—Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
The festival, which typically stretches more than a mile along Haddon Avenue, regularly draws crowds of more than 50,000 people to the Camden County borough.
—Eva Andersen, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Contingency plans like makeup dates, alternative locations that can accomodate crowds or shifting start times create challenges too.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
The 22nd annual Celebration at the Station historically draws crowds of more than 30,000.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026
For months, doctors warned her to avoid crowds, travel and unnecessary exposure to illness while her immune system slowly rebuilt itself.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
The Philly crowds have been Rory-obsessed.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
For beach lovers looking to steer clear of crowds, Florida's Forgotten Coast is a welcome reprieve.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
March to May is an ideal time to visit for good weather and fewer crowds; the peak season runs from December to March.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
Verb
The presentation is muddied a bit by the strong bass and lack of stereo separation, which crowds the lower registers (something that’s not helped by the recording's acoustics).
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Filming in front of real audiences, alongside real racers and real pit crews, the director crowds the screen with people.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2025
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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In general, juvenile crimes are more often committed with others, and images of roaming throngs of teens has an outsized presence in media and in the public’s amygdala.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Leo was met by throngs of cheering Italians, some of whom had been waiting since the middle of the night to greet him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Where the magic happens, where communities come together in a historic venue to sing and celebrate and commiserate.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Israel is razing and looting homes and has vowed to prevent hundreds of thousands of residents, predominantly Shiites, though also members of other religious communities, from returning.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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At home, Jonathan Wright, director of the Indianapolis art museum's park and gardens, stuffs in the plants, stacks the pots, and lets everything grow.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Tyler Cameron happily stuffs his face at the launch of Panera's new salad stuffers during an intimate dinner in New York.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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The boiler is broken, so Kuhner huddles by a small space heater in his office in the winter.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Tinos huddles close to its much more popular cousin, Mykonos, just a 20-minute ferry ride away.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
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Some beekeepers and scientists think the warm winter in the West and early flowering season this year led bees to go into their high-activity mode early, leading to earlier swarms.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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At the same time, Iran was able to wreak havoc on military bases and data centers with swarms of low-cost Shahed drones that cost between $20,000 and $50,000, according to public estimates.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Corbett also thinks that deputy cliques existed at one point.—
Teagan Davidge,
Daily News,
14 May 2026
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In this milieu, Hollywood A-listers like Will Ferrell and Sharon Stone, who occupy separate cliques nearby, pale in comparison to the mingling artistic luminaries.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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The tragic discovery was made by a Union Pacific employee who loads and unloads cargo at the Union Pacific Railroad Port Laredo Intermodal Terminal before trains head north, The New York Timesreported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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On the plus side, Lexus loads the RX with safety tech.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
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More specifically — and without spoiling a story that piles the twists as high as the corpses — Pine's an ex-British soldier pulled from his porter duties and recruited to surveil a ruthless arms dealer, Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) staying at the hotel.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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The result piles more pressure on Starmer, the least popular prime minister since records began, according to some polls.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Crowds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowds. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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