populace

noun

ˈpä-pyə-ləs How to pronounce populace (audio)
Definition of populacenext
as in people
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite high officials awkwardly mingling with the general populace

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Recent Examples of populace The entire populace is beholden to Billy’s stepmom, Zoe Macon (Poorna Jagannathan), their resident Manhunter in hiding. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026 In this world, Joe is the smartest guy in the room, and Camacho promises the populace that Joe will solve all America’s problems in one week. — Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 Russia is impossibly far from the victory Putin imagined in February 2022—controlling the country’s whole territory and populace. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026 The vanishing New York chronicled in the blogs of the mid-aughts has mostly vanished, NYU has colonized large swaths of downtown, and a populace struggling to afford the crushing price of housing has arisen in its wake. — David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for populace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for populace
  1. people
  2. public
  3. crowd
  4. mob
  5. mass
Noun
  • 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
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of people
Noun
  • The last of its kind in the country, the event is held twice a year and open to a paying public.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The potential collision point between opposition oversight from Democrats and the Republican president’s preoccupation with the projects was evident in his last message to the American public before the election — and in his first afterward, too.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of public
Noun
  • The menu leans into crowd-pleasing seafood and vegetable-forward dishes, but pastas and hearty mains like a pork belly with roasted new potato and pane carasau cannot be missed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Never before have Latinos occupied the top spots in both chambers of the Legislature and the governor’s mansion simultaneously, Rivas told the cheering crowd.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of crowd
Noun
  • And with that, the friendship bracelet mob is already mobilizing.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • As mobs storm Jewish neighborhoods and places of worship, Police Lieutenant Wilhelm Krützfeld (Owen) and his partner, Kai Lehmann (Pettyfer), investigate the murder of a Jewish doctor amid the escalating chaos.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of mob
Noun
  • To control their size, they can be cut back by up to a third of their mass once per year, which can be done in a post-blooming period of rest, such as in late autumn, without sacrificing next year’s blooms.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Demonstrators are protesting high costs of living, among other things, as student and teacher unions join Yellow Vests at the mass rallies.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of mass

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“Populace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populace. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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