POPULACES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

populaces

noun

plural of populace

as in masses

the body of the community as contrasted with the elite high officials awkwardly mingling with the general populace

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Noun

Although many foreign policy elites think this time is different, American and European publics do not agree.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Energy buyers in Asia and Europe, the US military, Arab publics, global investors, universities, football, and mediation partners from Tehran to the Taliban all came to want Qatar functioning, each for their own reason.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of publics

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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
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

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Hours later mobs of his supporters did that, storming the Capitol and using flagpoles, bats, and pipes to attack overwhelmed law enforcement.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Xenophobic unrest in South Africa, where violent mobs have forced thousands of African foreigners to flee the country, has thrust migration into the spotlight.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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