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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
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
An advance team of soldiers from Chad arrived in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, marking a significant step in international efforts to help Haiti confront powerful criminal gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 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
Prosecutors detailed multiple killings, including the death of 19-year-old Abel Rodriguez, who was stabbed so many times he was left unrecognizable, and Izaak Towery, who was abducted and stabbed 235 times after being mistakenly identified as a rival gang member.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
An advance team of soldiers from Chad arrived in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, marking a significant step in international efforts to help Haiti confront powerful criminal gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 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
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Welcome back Rookie first-round draft pick Nique Clifford and point guard Hayes were upgraded from questionable to available on the team’s injury report Saturday morning.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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And by the time the principal and interest are fully paid off, in 2048, public payments for the team will total slightly less than one and a half billion dollars.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Republican donors get their roles, splitting their loot with the more pliable components of the Castro clique.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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When a new employee, Pumpkin (Tung), is welcomed into the coven, jealousies emerge, secrets come to the surface, and the toxicity of the clique has deadly consequences.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 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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Other types of angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) – which is the class of medications in which telmisartan is grouped – did not have the same anti-cancer properties.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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This might look like picking up items out of place, wiping down surfaces, tending to papers, folding blankets, and grouping like items.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
30 Mar. 2026
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Fortunately, fire crews only had to focus on getting the fire out as the two families were able to escape on their own.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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As the group hopped and grunted, Keuilian strode through the room with a video crew, shooting a Squire promo (two takes).—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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On the night of Cabo Verde’s qualifying victory, Moreira recalled, players celebrated on a beach with crowds of fans.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Monday’s start represented the largest home crowd (36,702) that Cabrera has ever pitched in front of in his career.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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He is believed to be a high-ranking member of a criminal syndicate that laundered billions from romance and cryptocurrency scams targeting victims globally.—
Sopheng Cheang,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Authorities described the 45-year-old, identified as Steven Lyons, as a senior figure in an international crime syndicate who had spent months on the run.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Bregman clubbed a solo blast in the fourth inning, the first of back-to-back home runs with Ian Happ.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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This speaks of change still to come and the compelling thought that a tight relationship between the three most senior figures could — and should — make the team better and club richer.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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