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as in throng
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 community
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 populace
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 to huddle
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 crowd
Scott Pelley, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Will Smith also scored, and goalie Alex Nedeljovic finished with 27 saves as the Sharks swept a pair of weekend matinees at SAP Center, both before enthusiastic sellout crowds of 17,435.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
In the women’s bunk room, contestants would previously crowd onto the patio to do their makeup.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
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Noun
She was killed in custody and crowds moved into the streets to demand an end to the regime.
—Scott Pelley, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Will Smith also scored, and goalie Alex Nedeljovic finished with 27 saves as the Sharks swept a pair of weekend matinees at SAP Center, both before enthusiastic sellout crowds of 17,435.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
Instead, highways are largely empty, as a streets in neighborhoods that are usually crowded well into the evening, CNN said.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
In the women’s bunk room, contestants would previously crowd onto the patio to do their makeup.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crowd
Noun
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Workers bustle by them in throngs in the center of Guadalajara.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Amongst the sandy plains of the Burning Springs region and throngs of raiders and ruthless cap collectors is Prime Video’s Fallout character, The Ghoul (Walton Goggins).—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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While the current crackdown playing out in communities across the country is unprecedented, concerns about officer training and readiness have been building for years.—
Blake Ellis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Furthermore, local governments have a duty to work with communities to insist that public school systems keep AI away from classrooms for younger students.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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That combination makes for a happy society and ensures a populace that drives a productive economy for years to come.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The announcers need to study intensely, learning details not only about an athlete, but what a particular sport means to the populace of a country halfway around the world.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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But when the bus pulled up to a migrant shelter in the border city of Laredo, dropping off a half-dozen families lugging bags stuffed with belongings, the stress of recent weeks tracked mother and daughter like the long shadows on that mid-February afternoon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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But when the bus pulled up to a migrant shelter in the border city of Laredo, dropping off a half-dozen families lugging bags stuffed with belongings, the stress of recent weeks tracked mother and daughter like the long shadows on that mid-February afternoon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Apartments cheaper than cars Some are flocking to places like Hegang, a cold and remote coal mining city in northeastern China famous for shockingly cheap housing prices.—
Albee Zhang,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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In January, 1976, at the start of the Bicentennial Congress, politicians flocked to the National Statuary Hall to watch the opening of the exterior steel door.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Cats found in and around Maryland home Once at the house, officials found cats huddled together outside.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Underpaid lecturers huddled closer to their space heaters, submerging themselves deeper in Aramaic love poetry to stave off thoughts of the damp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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German defense technology startup SWARM Biotactics has deployed programmable cyborg insect swarms for paying NATO customers, including German military forces, moving a seemingly fictional concept from experiments to operational field use.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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That was the beginning of a swarm of third-period goals for the Golden Knights that turned the game on its head.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The neighborhood/area There are four other new hotels on this block (and more to come), and Noelle is the most refined of the bunch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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What a bunch of hypocrites these people are.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Crowd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowd. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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