cattle

noun

Definition of cattlenext
as in rabble

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  1. rabble
  2. proletariat
  3. herd
  4. riffraff
  5. scum
  6. rout
  7. people
  8. populace
Noun
  • There was little-to-no doubt Jurgen Klopp’s side were going to defeat Ralf Rangnick’s under-interim-management rabble that day.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement From start to finish, pure madness, amid a rabble that never calmed, never quieted, never quit.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of rabble
Noun
  • Inspired by Karl Marx, the Bolsheviks dreamed of a world communist revolution and held special expectations for Germany, Marx’s homeland, and for its proletariat.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2023
  • The first scenario does much more to reduce poverty, demonstrating the importance of permanently expanding access to unemployment insurance to workers with nontraditional jobs—part-timers, freelancers, and other members of the gig economy’s swelling proletariat.
    Matthew Desmond, The New York Review of Books, 28 Dec. 2023
Definition of proletariat
Noun
  • This winter has been different because a strain of the bird flu virus has spilled over into dairy herds too, leading to hundreds of infected herds.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Officials could have immediately halted cow transport, and organized a careful and concerted cull of infected herds.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of herd
Noun
  • Lawyers, journalists and similar riffraff congregated at lunch or after work, and Vincent worked the room, table-hopping with jokes or movie reviews or tales from his latest intriguing trip.
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The bar’s owner, Frankie (a spirited Jessica Williams), has hired Dalton to purge the riffraff, the better to realize her dream of making the Road House a respectable joint worthy of destination weddings and romantic getaways.
    Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Definition of riffraff
Noun
  • Similarly, soap scum, moisture, and grime can seep into the grout in the bathroom, staining and discoloring the grout lines.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The vinegar will break down any remaining bits of food, grease, soap scum, residue, and any other leftover grime.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of scum
Noun
  • The losing streak extended to six games, for the second such time, capped off by a 40-7 Los Angeles Chargers rout at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 28.
    Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Here are five takeaways from UCLA’s first loss in Big Ten play: Continue reading here USC BASKETBALL JuJu Watkins had 23 points and 14 rebounds to help No. 4 USC rout Rutgers 92-42 on Sunday night, handing the Scarlet Knights their worst loss in school history.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of rout
Noun
  • Still, several people posted what appeared to be drone photos and videos of the restricted areas online.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Instead, it was mistakenly sent to nearly 10 million people, McGowan said.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of people
Noun
  • No one can say for sure how this is going to affect the populace on a near-term and long-term basis.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, and Nevada composed a good crossroads of America’s populace and sentiment in 2024.
    The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of populace
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Thesaurus Entries Near cattle

catting (around)

cattle

cattleman

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