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as in throngs
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 gangs
a group involved in secret or criminal activities
the club owner was accused of having connections with a mob of racketeers
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as in masses
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 mobs
Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
But the arrangement also meant tiny villages in the Alps weren't totally overrun with mobs of people.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
When Mose Norman, a prosperous Black farmer, attempted to cast his ballot, white mobs retaliated with brutal force.
—Debbie Deland, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
There’s real, sweat-inducing tension to scenes where Esther, alone at home with her children, is encircled and menaced by mobs of men preying on the easiest of targets.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2026
Grasso turned his attention to expanding the family’s territory, pushing the New York mobs out of New Haven, Hartford and Springfield.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Civilians misidentified as undercover officers have been chased by anti-ICE mobs in public, even while the victims were going about their daily lives, based on erroneous reporting from fellow ICE monitors.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead of listening to reason, mobs of angry senior citizens around the country started to form into groups demanding justice.
—Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Online mobs are just a click away, stirring the pot on X and Substack, even in the comments on breaking news.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
Recent Mexican history is riddled with the tales of once-powerful syndicates — gangs in Guadalajara, Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, among them — that ruptured, were gobbled up by other mobs or petered out as the big guys were captured or killed.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
But the arrangement also meant tiny villages in the Alps weren't totally overrun with mobs of people.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
When Mose Norman, a prosperous Black farmer, attempted to cast his ballot, white mobs retaliated with brutal force.
—Debbie Deland, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
There’s real, sweat-inducing tension to scenes where Esther, alone at home with her children, is encircled and menaced by mobs of men preying on the easiest of targets.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2026
Grasso turned his attention to expanding the family’s territory, pushing the New York mobs out of New Haven, Hartford and Springfield.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Civilians misidentified as undercover officers have been chased by anti-ICE mobs in public, even while the victims were going about their daily lives, based on erroneous reporting from fellow ICE monitors.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead of listening to reason, mobs of angry senior citizens around the country started to form into groups demanding justice.
—Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Online mobs are just a click away, stirring the pot on X and Substack, even in the comments on breaking news.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobs
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Come summer, throngs of tourists descend on the likes of Florence, Rome and Venice to marvel at the historic architecture and sample the delicious food.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
3 Mar. 2026
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Workers bustle by them in throngs in the center of Guadalajara.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The report also found sounded the alarm on how children trafficked by gangs are often seen not as victims but as perpetrators by law enforcement.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Delice himself had to flee his home in the central coastal town of Arcahaie with his family after heavily armed gangs attacked it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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October marks the start of butterfly season, with vibrant swarms fluttering well into the green season.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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In the cat-and-mouse game of drone warfare, the Ukrainians have also built up a layered defense against the Shahed and its variants – and claim to have seen significant success in countering Russian drone swarms.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Marsh is also concerned with how crowds, loud noises and bright lights could impact animals nearby.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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While the celebration always draws massive crowds, attendees were especially excited for Gu, who drew loud cheers.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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And with the release of Live at the Palace, there’s a clear part of Fleming that hopes to show other comedians a way to live with the reactions of online hordes, without letting the fear of them change their work.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
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Just ask the hordes of visitors who flock to our Southern shorelines every spring.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Recent Mexican history is riddled with the tales of once-powerful syndicates — gangs in Guadalajara, Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, among them — that ruptured, were gobbled up by other mobs or petered out as the big guys were captured or killed.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Adams put together a portfolio of his workday doodles and sent it to several newspaper syndicates.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Lead poisoning is the top threat, and most flocks remain dependent on captive breeding.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The same Daybreak Foods location was released from quarantine in November, after bird flu was reported twice last fall in the company's Jefferson County flocks, according to a spokesperson for the state's agriculture department.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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For almost as long, these two clans have also been intimate friends (and relations) of the Pelosi family.—
James Reginato,
Vanity Fair,
5 Mar. 2026
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Salvation takes place in a mountainous region of Turkey where two Kurdish clans have grown up in constant distrust of each other.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Mobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobs. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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