masses 1 of 2

noun

plural of mass
as in people
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite the masses demanded the elimination of tax breaks for the rich

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masses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mass
as in accumulates
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masses
  1. crowd
  2. accumulates
  3. public
  4. gathers
  5. populace
  6. mob
Noun
  • Tuesday’s game had a crowd at Sundance Square of a few hundred, with a strong mix between France and Spain fans.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • The picture of Cardinals cool, Walker chased down Kyle Schwarber, shut up a rambunctious Philly crowd and introduced himself to a much wider baseball world.
    — Dan Gelston, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of crowd
Verb
  • So perhaps a certain signaling molecule preferentially accumulates more on one side of a neural progenitor cell than the other.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026
  • Confidence in findings develops over time as evidence accumulates and results are weighed alongside all available research.
    — Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Definition of accumulates
Noun
  • His charm offensive, including moving to Rio and recalling Neymar, has also begun to win over a skeptical public, setting the stage for a crucial World Cup challenge.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Harry and Meghan, who live in California, left Britain in 2020 after stepping back from royal life, and have since been involved in a long-running, public falling out with his family.
    — Max Foster, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of public
Verb
  • Rooms open toward the water, the terrace gathers the view from three sides and the modest footprint keeps the experience close.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Once the story gathers everyone into the house and lets the mayhem start in earnest, an overall feeling of Gothic grimness and rotting-corpse griminess takes hold.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026
Definition of gathers
Noun
  • His profiteering has drawn criticism from even the traditionally conservative editorial boards at the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, as well as the broader American populace.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 July 2026
  • The ongoing diversification of the American populace ensures that Latin American rhythms, jazz subgenres and electronic innovations will continue to redefine what the nation will sound like moving forward.
    — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of populace
Noun
  • But he's forced into a higher-stakes heist by Oscar (Mamoudou Athie), a more sinister class of criminal, involving a money-laundering woman (Sasha Calle) and a mob lawyer (Jeffrey Donovan).
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Florida was the epicenter of America’s backlash to wokeness, the progressive frenzy on race and gender enforced by social media mobs around 2020.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
Definition of mob
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