1
as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
awed by the multitude of stars in the night sky
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as in populace
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the nation's idle rich frolicked while the multitude starved
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Recent Examples of multitude
There were more than a dozen giraffes moseying in the early morning sun, their stature made all the more astounding by their unexpected multitude.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Prediction markets have been pushing hard to gain legitimacy among the public and policymakers as a legitimate platform where users can bet on a multitude of events, from sports to the weather to geopolitical matters.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
New York City is awash in a multitude of World Cup 2026 events in all five boroughs, many of them hosted by cultural institutions eager to introduce fans to the history, heroism and passion of the game.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Alliums, also called flowering onions, are available in a multitude of sizes and colors, although pink/purple is most common.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Prediction markets have been pushing hard to gain legitimacy among the public and policymakers as a legitimate platform where users can bet on a multitude of events, from sports to the weather to geopolitical matters.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
New York City is awash in a multitude of World Cup 2026 events in all five boroughs, many of them hosted by cultural institutions eager to introduce fans to the history, heroism and passion of the game.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Alliums, also called flowering onions, are available in a multitude of sizes and colors, although pink/purple is most common.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multitude
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In preparation for a throng of World Cup fans, Romo set up a separate event space two blocks away from their restaurant and centered on their food truck, which Romo assumed would serve fans walking along the boulevard, perhaps to and from the Fan Festival.—
Eric Adler
June 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Christina Hara, a member of our editorial staff, decked out in orange and blue, was among the throng.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
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Pressure from a populace desperate to launder Colombia’s image from headlines of cocaine and civil war.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Gentile da Foligno in Perugia Italy was one of the few regions in Latin Christendom where physicians organized into guilds in the fourteenth century and thus routinely treated the general populace, rather than merely the wealthier mercantile and aristocratic classes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Her extroverted big sister, on the other hand, loves being out and about, exploring new places, unruffled by noise or crowds.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Organizers are encouraging fans to arrive early and plan ahead, as large crowds are expected for the team's match.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Harry and his wife Meghan, who live in California, left the UK for North America in 2020 after stepping back from royal life, and have since been involved in a long-running, public falling out with his family.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Nothing is more important than the safety and well-being of our people, our customers, and the riding public.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Birders seek out flocks attracted to the park during the migration seasons.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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The same strain has forced record culls and pushed up egg prices across North America and Europe, and Australian flocks have no exposure to it.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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The departments recently faced budget cuts as the city attempted to close the gap of a $1 billion budget shortfall and avoid mass layoffs.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The Spanish Navy has carried out a successful at-sea test of the Hornet Block 1 interceptor, a new system designed to counter the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drone swarms.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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But for now, the booby seems healthy and pretty much unbothered by the swarms of people paying it a visit — one of whom is Amy Gobbini, who briefly stopped from her nearby workplace to snag a picture on her phone.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Interestingly, Route 66 was also important to the Chicago mob, which used it extensively to bring liquor brewed in Southern Illinois to the thirsty market in the city.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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In 1973, the United States Attorney in Newark, Jonathan Goldstein, was pursuing a mob case that involved a man who worked for Columbia Records.—
Dan Hyman,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
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“Multitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multitude. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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