the crowd
noun
: ordinary people : people who are not viewed or treated as special or unusual
kids trying to distinguish themselves from the crowd
She prefers to be one of the crowd.
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Tennis and women’s sport legend Billie Jean King waved to the crowd from a 100-year-old Rolls Royce, as Grand Marshall.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Burnett gave a kiss and a wave to the crowd.
Foster and Jackman, who costarred in the 2022 hit revival of Music Man, have spoken highly of each other and of their collaboration on the classic musical, which ran on Broadway from December 2021 to January 2023.
—Elizabeth Leonard, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Announcer Kevin Frazier, who missed no chance to remind you that this was Hollywood’s biggest party — as opposed, by implication, to the Oscars and Emmys, chained to their dull academies — chimed in with factoids about presenters and winners, like a wedding DJ working the crowd.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Nikki Glaser skewered the crowd as expected but didn’t truly offend, even if a few lines launched some side-eye.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Burnett gave a kiss and a wave to the crowd.
Foster and Jackman, who costarred in the 2022 hit revival of Music Man, have spoken highly of each other and of their collaboration on the classic musical, which ran on Broadway from December 2021 to January 2023.
—Elizabeth Leonard, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Announcer Kevin Frazier, who missed no chance to remind you that this was Hollywood’s biggest party — as opposed, by implication, to the Oscars and Emmys, chained to their dull academies — chimed in with factoids about presenters and winners, like a wedding DJ working the crowd.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Nikki Glaser skewered the crowd as expected but didn’t truly offend, even if a few lines launched some side-eye.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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“The crowd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crowd. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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