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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 crowd
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
ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
Among those allegedly transported were members of the Salvadoran gang MS-13, sources familiar with the investigation said.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 6 June 2025
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
The gang also stole 18 oxen, 30 pigs, and about 200 sheep and lambs.
—ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
Among those allegedly transported were members of the Salvadoran gang MS-13, sources familiar with the investigation said.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 6 June 2025
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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Ter Stegen had a good season a few years ago, but he hardly is considered a top GK that makes the saves the team needs to win those games that are close in the CL.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Both teams had stretches of excellence, with Florida’s primarily coming in the second period.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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Trump’s rallies, inflammatory language, thin skin toward criticism, obsession with crowd size and media coverage — Çifci suggests these to be symptoms of a personality driven by defensive grandiosity.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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American and Israeli colors lined the streets of Aventura, where a crowd of more than 500 people embarked Sunday on a three-mile march — escorted by police — to raise awareness for rising antisemitism at home and abroad.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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This July, Caroline Phillips and her National Cannabis Festival will return, bringing Big Boi, Three 6 Mafia, Ty Dolla $ign, and Curren$y to Washington DC’s RFK Stadium Festival Grounds for what’s become the largest cannabis festival on the East Coast.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
4 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Morgan Wallen’s Sand in My Boots Festival had Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz and Three 6 Mafia onstage.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Channels can be effectively grouped by their strategic role: generating awareness (podcasts), inspiring consideration (Pinterest), fostering engagement (YouTube) or enabling transactions (email).—
Seraj Bharwani,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The recommendations below are grouped by color and their prime flowering season.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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That project, which sounds something like Marilyn Manson gone R&B, featured a crew of top-tier musicians kitted out like the undead.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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The crew of four will spend two weeks on the ISS, conducting science, education and commercial activities.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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The Panthers are likely to add a veteran to this bunch, but for now, Richardson seems to have a significant leg up.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2025
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With most of their money tied up in three players who share more or less the same set of skills (albeit to varying degrees) and a bunch of flawed complimentary pieces, the Suns have arguably the least cohesive roster in the league.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Gemini: Francis Fratelli Francis is the quick-witted and sly son of Mama Fratelli, the matriarch of Astoria’s infamous syndicate.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The Director also happens to be the bloody mama of the secret crime syndicate the Ruska Roma—the very organization whose clutches John Wick is seeking to escape.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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The procession of images sears the mind: mobs of police clubbing peaceful demonstrators.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Valdez fired the game’s first pitch at 7:12 p.m. Tampa Bay Rays leadoff man Jose Caballero clubbed the second into the Crawford Boxes for a solo home run.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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“Gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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