the herd
noun
: common people : people as a group
He always sticks with the herd and does what the others do.
I refuse to follow the herd.
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Mara and her calf have split from the herd to bond after labor and delivery, zoo officials said.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Researchers with the Third Marine National Park Research and Education Center observed the herd exhibit a variety of behaviors, including rolling, social grouping, and foraging, all of which are normal in healthy and content dugong populations, officials said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Video footage shared by Cindy Shaffer shows a line of cars forming on a road in Yellowstone, waiting for the herd to pass.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
When the herd grew unmanageable, Mexican-Spanish vaqueros (cowboys) were brought in from California to teach locals how to rope and herd cattle.
—Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Researchers with the Third Marine National Park Research and Education Center observed the herd exhibit a variety of behaviors, including rolling, social grouping, and foraging, all of which are normal in healthy and content dugong populations, officials said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Video footage shared by Cindy Shaffer shows a line of cars forming on a road in Yellowstone, waiting for the herd to pass.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
When the herd grew unmanageable, Mexican-Spanish vaqueros (cowboys) were brought in from California to teach locals how to rope and herd cattle.
—Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the herd
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“The herd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20herd. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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