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
That’s something that certainly showcases a semblance of how the populace might react.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
For Bass, her speech was about more than just reassuring a disquieted populace and workforce.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In this case, the first task is to acquaint the local populace with the new part-owner and his significance before the franchise can capitalize on his worldwide stature in the sport.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 May 2025
Whether this research method is an adequate representation of the populace at large is an open question.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
For Bass, her speech was about more than just reassuring a disquieted populace and workforce.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In this case, the first task is to acquaint the local populace with the new part-owner and his significance before the franchise can capitalize on his worldwide stature in the sport.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 May 2025
Whether this research method is an adequate representation of the populace at large is an open question.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for populace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for populace
Noun
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The men’s team has already qualified for the World Cup in 2026, meaning a third appearance at a men’s World Cup for a nation of just over five million people.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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As is often the case when a superstar of his caliber passes, Wilson’s music has seen a surge in popularity as millions of people reconnect with him through his art.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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While Mojtaba is ideologically aligned with his father, Khomeini is viewed as a more moderate figure who could appeal to a discontented public and ease international tensions.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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The information available to the voting public focuses typically on the findings of a routine physical exam, resting electrocardiogram and standard laboratory tests.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Give it another year and operators are looking at a crowd of 37.7 million customers at the end of September 2026; one more trip around the sun further diminishes the count to around 33.3 million.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
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Among the many Messi fans in the Atlanta crowd was 11-year-old Koen King, who traveled five and a half hours from Ashborough, N.C., for the game.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
Noun
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He’s been trying really from the beginning to bring the 10 Black mob families together.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 June 2025
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The easily walkable Freedom Trail stretches 2.5 miles to connect almost all the sites, such as Old State House where a 1770 clash between a mob of citizens and soldiers (the Boston Massacre) left five people dead.—
Lisa Meyers McClintick,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Within the first few days after the injury, a blastema—a mass of heterogeneous cells—formed at the wound site.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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An atomic bomb relies on specific, precisely engineered and timed conditions to create a supercritical mass and initiate a chain reaction.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Populace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populace. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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