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as in teams
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 cliques
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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as in Mafias
a group involved in secret or criminal activities
politicians promising to stop the growth of inner-city gangs
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Recent Examples of gangs
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Criminal gangs are also active.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
If Villanueva is elected, criminal deputy gangs will feel evermore empowered to continue to terrorize communities and abuse deputies with integrity.
—Rafael Perez, Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, rights experts have raised concerns about how any children affiliated with gangs will be treated when they are confronted in the volatile streets.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
At that time many Puerto Ricans were getting beaten up by white gangs in the area, so the seven formed their own gang for protection.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Gran Grif is one of several armed gangs designated last year by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
For much of the 20th century in the United States, tattoos were associated with rebellion and criminality — linked to prisoners, gangs and subcultures, as well as servicemen like sailors and soldiers.
—Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Criminal gangs are also active.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
If Villanueva is elected, criminal deputy gangs will feel evermore empowered to continue to terrorize communities and abuse deputies with integrity.
—Rafael Perez, Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, rights experts have raised concerns about how any children affiliated with gangs will be treated when they are confronted in the volatile streets.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
At that time many Puerto Ricans were getting beaten up by white gangs in the area, so the seven formed their own gang for protection.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Gran Grif is one of several armed gangs designated last year by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangs
Noun
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The teams square off Monday for the fourth time this season.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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For many years, the top pick was determined by a coin flip between the worst teams in the Western and Eastern Conferences.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The dark comedy about teen suicide and social cliques was adapted into a musical by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy and had an off-Broadway run in 2014.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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During Tuesday’s board meeting, Sheriff Robert Luna insisted that a series of measures have been or were being implemented to prevent deputies’ participation in internal cliques or gangs.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In this island, or this Ireland, in 1986, there were a good number of armies.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The promise of automating out the drudgery of work and home by hacking together armies of agents feels so tantalizingly close, yet just out of reach.—
Sumeet Vaidya,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Many residents from rural areas have lived on the same land for generations, watching a cycle of outside companies profit from extracting the state’s resources — from timber to coal and oil and gas — only to pollute and abandon communities afterward.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Interfaith Advisory Commission would help to coordinate religious services, address the needs of at-risk communities, and provide a platform for education and awareness on integrating different traditions.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The criminal syndicates refitted their properties as centres where teams of workers – often trafficked and coerced – run online scams at scale.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
12 Apr. 2026
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Caleb Davies, another Kalshi trader who has earned $389,000 in culture markets over the past two years, says that the absence of financial organizations or syndicates of traders with big money allows knowledgeable traders to profit off of people who simply bet on their faves.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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These are in addition to private members clubs The Wilde and Cipriani, among other highlights.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Shane Stant clubs Kerrigan on the knee and flees the scene.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Caltrans says crews are clearing out 27 acres for a safety improvement project, but not all the neighbors are on board.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The long experience and tight teamwork of unionized camera crews, art departments, and so forth from production to production both maintains high professional standards and reinforces long-standing professional norms.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Opening weekend crowds were 80% female, while 53% were between 18 and 34 years old.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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Magyar has visited scores of towns and cities, drawing huge crowds, even deep in traditional Fidesz territory.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Gangs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangs. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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