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
  • 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
  • All this anti-Soviet scum, all this rabble revolves around Sakharov.
    Gal Beckerman, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2012
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
  • Twenty years later, half the country’s cows were raised in herds of 1,300 or more.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
  • More:Raw milk has documented health risks, but if RFK Jr. leads HHS, its backers expect a boost More than 700 dairy herds have tested positive for bird flu across 15 states, mostly in California.
    Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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
  • Clean Shower After Every Use After each shower, quickly wipe down the tile or glass to keep surfaces free of water spots, mineral deposits, and soap scum, all but eliminating the need for deep cleans.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
  • This electric spin scrubber does the muscle work for you, effortlessly wiping away soap scum, hard water stains, and mildew from all sorts of surfaces.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of scum
Noun
  • The score was tied at 10 early in the second quarter before Arizona State scored the game’s next 35 points to turn it into a rout.
    The Athletic College Football, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Maryland’s defense allowed Purdue’s stars to get unleashed In Wednesday’s 83-59 rout of Ohio State, the Terps locked down on the Buckeyes standout junior point guard Bruce Thorton, who finished with a quiet nine points, four rebounds and two assists.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of rout
Noun
  • Previous reporting suggested most of the infections were in people over the age of 15.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Sheriff Robert Luna of Los Angeles County said that about 18,000 people were in the mandatory or voluntary evacuation zones.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of people
Noun
  • Bozzo leveled criticisms at the current city government, arguing for more collaboration between officials and the populace.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The public can’t handle the truth Recent political shows have settled into a mode that suggests the proletariat is, well, dumb — think of how The Regime depicts the populace of its unnamed country cheering for Kate Winslet’s mustard-fetishizing autocrat.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of populace
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Thesaurus Entries Near cattle

catting (around)

cattle

cattleman

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