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as in team
a group of people working together on a task
a gang of neighborhood residents spent the weekend cleaning up the park
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as in clique
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
the whole gang went out for pizza the school's computer hackers had their own little gang
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Recent Examples of gang
Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The country is still run by gangs, which leads to a second issue.
—Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Vedika Sud, CNN, 19 Mar. 2020
Jang features in the names of many quintessential Korean ingredients, such as ganging (soy sauce), gochujang (chili paste) and doenjang (soybean paste).
—Katie Workman, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2020
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Noun
But evidence of any gang membership never materialized, and much of the testimony about the Latin Kings wound up being toned down or stripped from the trial completely.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The country is still run by gangs, which leads to a second issue.
—Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
For Nirbhaya's mother, justice is death for the men who gang raped her daughter.
—Vedika Sud, CNN, 19 Mar. 2020
Jang features in the names of many quintessential Korean ingredients, such as ganging (soy sauce), gochujang (chili paste) and doenjang (soybean paste).
—Katie Workman, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang
Noun
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By matching those physiological signals with what was happening behaviorally, the team could begin identifying the subtle shifts that happen as a child moves from calm toward distress and then back to calm.—
Mayo Clinic News Network,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The research team published its findings in Nature Communications and plans further preclinical testing.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Maryland federal prosecutors have indicted six MS-13 members in recent months, including the alleged leader of the Centrales Locos Salvatrucha (CLS) clique of the gang in the Baltimore area.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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As more murders pile up, seemingly targeting Anna’s old high school clique, emotions run high all around.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The series follows the Black Mafia Family in Detroit and is based on a true story.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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On the surface, the crime drama follows the rise and fall of the Black Mafia Family — one of the most influential crime families in the country.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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This pattern is re-enforced by the chart (below) of the squad grouped by positions.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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While the survey grouped women of color together, prior research shows distinct experiences across racial and ethnic groups.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
21 Jan. 2026
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Among the changes, the department has expanded its use of drones to monitor large brush fires, allowing crews to better detect lingering heat or embers that could reignite.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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That property is now deemed uninhabitable by the city, but power crews are working on it.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Her defensive effort led to a transition 3-pointer for Maddie Scherr that electrified the home crowd for TCU.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2026
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Minneapolis police and deputies with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office are still on the scene for crowd control measures, and metal gates have been set up to keep protesters at bay.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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According to federal prosecutors, a group of bettors enticed players with payments of anywhere from $10,000 to $30,000 for their willingness to help the syndicate win bets on first-half and full-game spreads.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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In other words, Oklahoma’s largest writer of homeowners insurance was behaving like a crime syndicate.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
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Williams clubbed aside Bozeman, got to Herbert in a flash and sent him flying to the turf like a 6-foot-6 bowling pin.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Other options include free-agent third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who clubbed 49 homers in 2025 but is not the all-round hitter or defender that Bregman is.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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