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
After the war, many Iranians hoped things would change and that the government would leverage the nationalistic rally around the flag to introduce a more tenable social contract with the populace.
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Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
The arrest of Maduro, while a monumental relief for the long-oppressed and abused Venezuelan populace, was incidental.
—Anthony Dominguez, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
In addition, there is also the argument that Venezuela is a failed state and that the military action was with the consent of its populace and did not violate its sovereignty.
—Sandeep Gopalan, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026
In 1941 Wales, the populace all begin dreaming of King Arthur’s return, while also claiming to witness waking phenomena like dragons in the London Underground and lights at Stonehenge.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
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Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
The arrest of Maduro, while a monumental relief for the long-oppressed and abused Venezuelan populace, was incidental.
—Anthony Dominguez, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
In addition, there is also the argument that Venezuela is a failed state and that the military action was with the consent of its populace and did not violate its sovereignty.
—Sandeep Gopalan, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026
In 1941 Wales, the populace all begin dreaming of King Arthur’s return, while also claiming to witness waking phenomena like dragons in the London Underground and lights at Stonehenge.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for populace
Noun
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But putting on a tux and celebrating with an administration that is rapidly falling out of step with the global public — which their shareholders are members of — is different from staying silent.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the deadly shootings this month by federal agents of Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti have once again forcefully shifted the administration’s focus onto the highly controversial issues that have divided the American public.—
Brianne Pfannenstiel,
Des Moines Register,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft attended Monday’s Celtics game and received a rousing ovation from the Garden crowd.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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What began in Tehran late December in response to the collapse in currency and economic conditions quickly took on a political character -- with crowds on the streets openly calling for regime change.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Two men, who prosecutors said were members of a Russian mob hired by Iran, received 25 year prison terms in October for attempting to kill Alinejad at her Brooklyn home.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Another young man, Mashal Khan, a university student and poet, was lynched by a mob of fellow students who accused him of blasphemy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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In one of the largest mass abductions targeting religious worship centers in the West African nation in recent months, the attackers on Sunday raided three different churches in Kaduna state's Kajuru council area, seizing 177 people before 11 managed to escape.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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However, even the Eddington limit is broken sometimes, enabling rapid mass build-up over short cosmic timescales.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Populace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populace. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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