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as in crowd
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a mob of pigeons soon flocked around us after they spied the bread crumbs
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as in populace
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
political speeches designed to appeal to the mob
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Recent Examples of mob
Sabrina Farmer, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
This once again stereotypes trans activists as an angry, entitled, and vicious mob.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 18 Apr. 2025
John Otis, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Her teammates then mobbed her with a huge celebration for her first goal.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Developers can also use AI for mob programming to gain insight into alternative solutions, identify potential issues and contribute to a more robust problem-solving process.
—Sabrina Farmer, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
This once again stereotypes trans activists as an angry, entitled, and vicious mob.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
Many colorful details of the scene — a 17-year-old boy possibly mistaken for a Beatle was mobbed by the crowd while crossing 42nd street — were cut for space between editions.
—John Otis, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Her teammates then mobbed her with a huge celebration for her first goal.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mob
Noun
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Maybe the Birmingham crowd was just really living in the moment, because there aren’t too many videos of the screen during this stop’s Apple dance.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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An estimated 250,000-strong crowd was present at the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Among the films released under his watch were Trumbo (2015), Beasts of No Nation (2015), Danny Collins (2015), Elvis & Nixon (2016), Eye in the Sky (2016), Logan Lucky (2017), Hotel Mumbai (2018) and, more recently, the 2023 releases Golda, One Life, What Happens Later and Mafia Mamma.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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The first episode of Season 2 delves into the Pagan Biker Gang, and the rest of the season will unpack organizations like Fresno Bulldogs, Nuestra Familia, Black Mafia Family, Vagos and Aryan Sisters of Texas.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Historian William Dalrymple traces the current sectarian divisions to the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb, who shattered the empire’s religious pluralism by trying to impose orthodox Islam on the populace.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
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But those environmentalists would have recognized, at least a little, the political climate: a corrupt Republican Administration and an energized populace willing to take to the streets.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Cardinals flock to Rome from all over the world to elect the next leader of the Catholic church, and this time around, the process will begin on Wednesday, May 7.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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Audiences around the world recently flocked to theaters to see the feature again, and a new release of the album has turned it into a commercial success once more — not just a minor one, but a true bestseller.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Like his previous court appearances, throngs of fans showed up to support Mangione outside the courthouse in Lower Manhattan, many waiting in line to secure a spot for viewing the proceedings.—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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After each vote, the ballots are burned and smoke is released from the Sistine Chapel's chimney as a signal to the throngs holding vigil in St. Peter's Square.—
Phoebe Natanson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Trump administration has increased enforcement actions targeting violent MS-13 or Tren de Aragua gang members who have entered the country illegally.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Abrego Garcia denies being a gang member and has no criminal convictions.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings from the highest level of the military, BODYGUARD OF LIES exposes the tangled web of deception fed to the American public by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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But the results do highlight that the American public is hungry for progress, and that a failure to deliver in the long term will hurt a politician, even Donald Trump.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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Standardized, recoverable platforms simplify coordination since the swarm could be comprised of one drone type, with different drones carrying different payloads.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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In the 1840s, Maryland physician Gideon Smith took a shine to cicada tracking and began crowd-sourcing sightings, writing to newspapers and asking locals to contact him with reports of the emergence of new cicada swarms.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
8 May 2025
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“Mob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mob. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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