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
Assayas portrays the Russian populace as merely manipulated, as if voters were blank slates for effective propaganda rather than people with moral compasses, capacities for judgment and humanity, ideas and opinions that demagogues recognize and stoke.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
But policies that make the economy fairer for the populace are more justified than ever.
—Alexander Heffner, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Was Widow’s Bay a literal prison at one point, or is this a metaphor that speaks to how desperately the populace clings to the past?
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
Instead of Gladiators fighting for our entertainment, the emperors are shadowboxing before an angry populace.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for populace
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
But policies that make the economy fairer for the populace are more justified than ever.
—Alexander Heffner, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Was Widow’s Bay a literal prison at one point, or is this a metaphor that speaks to how desperately the populace clings to the past?
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
Instead of Gladiators fighting for our entertainment, the emperors are shadowboxing before an angry populace.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for populace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for populace
Noun
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In the 18 months since, Chief of Police Kevin Freeman said the department has responded to around 625 calls for service — 134 of which occurred this calendar year — in regards to people camping or sleeping in public around the city.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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Hampshire’s police and crime commissioner has called for a review of religious exemptions on the carrying of knives in public after the fatal stabbing of Henry Nowak last December.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
3 June 2026
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Marquee continues to draw big DJs and bottle-service crowds, giving in-house partiers a straightforward, elevator-ride-away nightlife option.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Curry has traveled to China seven times with the most recent tour to Chongqing last August, and each visit has drawn massive, frenzied crowds.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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The date was chosen because of its proximity to the anniversary of the Goetz shooting, as well as that of the 1986 killing of Michael Griffith, a young black man, after a white mob attacked him outside a pizza parlor in Howard Beach.—
Kevin Lozano,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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His shoulders sagging beneath the weight of disbelief, Roch Cholowsky trudged toward the dugout rail, stealing glances at the jubilant Saint Mary’s mob flooding the diamond behind him.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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But Kyiv’s early embrace of drones, and the mass-industrialization of their accuracy and power, has begun to exact a defining toll on Moscow.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Even with the production pipeline slowing down in post-strike years, the sheer mass of TV shows angling for Emmy attention in these late spring months is intense.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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“Populace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populace. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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