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as in gang
a group involved in secret or criminal activities
when one boy turned informant, the police were able to nab the drug kingpin and the rest of his crew
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Recent Examples of crew
The crew member responsible for checking on the experiment is the Australian polar explorer Eric Philips.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Two members of Landi’s crew survived by clinging onto pieces of wood until a passing vessel rescued them the next day.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
According to prosecutors, the three men were members of the Choppa City street crew and flaunted their robbery scores online.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Here's Where to Find Them A crew member recalls how Archie and Lilibet would run up to Meghan on set, and how the kids participated in the production.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Two members of Landi’s crew survived by clinging onto pieces of wood until a passing vessel rescued them the next day.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
According to prosecutors, the three men were members of the Choppa City street crew and flaunted their robbery scores online.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Here's Where to Find Them A crew member recalls how Archie and Lilibet would run up to Meghan on set, and how the kids participated in the production.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crew
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Amid the chaos, police officers and members of the public have been on a hunt for gang members.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration has also sent Salvadoran nationals it’s accused of being members of the MS-13 gang to CECOT.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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The excitement continues on Sunday, with the remaining eight teams stepping onto the court for Game 1 of the playoffs, setting the stage for the entire tournament.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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And yet Brentford are the only team to have two players among the top 10 scorers in the Premier League.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The quarter rotisserie meal at Saucy Chick Goat Mafia in Pasadena.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Parents can have some fun of their own with sets from ’80s pop-rock icons the Go-Go’s, Portishead singer Beth Gibbons, hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, and German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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But even Russia’s huge army cannot survive this sort of attrition indefinitely, and Birds of Magyar’s numbers show just how well Ukraine can fight even without foreign weapons. Follow me on Twitter.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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For several weeks, fighting has intensified between the army and the RSF as government troops push to reclaim territories occupied by the militia.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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The program had been mandated by Congress, yet Homeland Security’s top lawyer was saying it could be investigated under a law reserved for organized crime syndicates.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
8 Apr. 2025
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During the season, Roscoe and her boss, Oscar Finlay (Malcolm Goodwin), team with Reacher to solve the mystery behind the murder of Reacher’s brother and uncover a counterfeiting syndicate involving corrupt local officials.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Veterans Jason Heyward and Connor Joe were signed as a platoon in left.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Warfare reunites Garland with Civil War military advisor Mendoza and this film plays out real events in real-time, based on Mendoza and his platoon’s experience on a mission in Iraq in 2006.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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Across four days, an array of artists perform live at the city’s vast network of independent venues.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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What to know The CNN town hall will air on the network on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The company said a 20% U.S. tariff on imports from the European Union, which Mr. Trump announced on April 2 before pausing them, would require the company to hike prices by 10% beginning April 15.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The two companies plan to develop new projects, using Runway’s generative AI tools.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crew. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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