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as in gangs
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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as in teams
a group of people working together on a task
we'll need the whole crew to stay late tomorrow
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Recent Examples of crews
Fire crews that responded to the scene were able to enter the manhole and extinguish the fire with dry chemical extinguishers.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
Restoration crews worked in collaboration with Hartford city and public safety officials.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
The 64-year-old woman's calls for help caught the attention of search and rescue crews that had been looking for her.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The blaze engulfed more than 2,000 acres overnight, as crews contended with strong Santa Ana winds.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
This process would allow a licensed primary care provider to back up several PMTs in different communities the same way an EMS physician backs up multiple ambulance crews.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article A number of rescue crews responded to the waters in Bridgeport after an individual jumped off a ferry boat and plunged into the harbor on Tuesday night.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
In Carbon Canyon, hand crews toiled cutting containment lines around the fire.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Citizens says crews will respond to all calls of a potential natural gas leak at no cost to the customer reporting the potential leak.
—Jen Guadarrama, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
Restoration crews worked in collaboration with Hartford city and public safety officials.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
The 64-year-old woman's calls for help caught the attention of search and rescue crews that had been looking for her.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The blaze engulfed more than 2,000 acres overnight, as crews contended with strong Santa Ana winds.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
This process would allow a licensed primary care provider to back up several PMTs in different communities the same way an EMS physician backs up multiple ambulance crews.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Listen to this article A number of rescue crews responded to the waters in Bridgeport after an individual jumped off a ferry boat and plunged into the harbor on Tuesday night.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
In Carbon Canyon, hand crews toiled cutting containment lines around the fire.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Citizens says crews will respond to all calls of a potential natural gas leak at no cost to the customer reporting the potential leak.
—Jen Guadarrama, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crews
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The leaders of the rebel armies include Islamic extremists; in an interview with CNN, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the leader of the largest group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, described his past affiliation with al-Qaeda as a kind of youthful mistake.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Whether and when the Russian field armies in eastern Ukraine and Kursk may collapse is difficult to predict.David Axe, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Any recognition of Somaliland as an independent state will result in dangerous repercussions, including exacerbating internal divisions between the various clans of Somaliland that support independence and others that seek to remain within the Somali federal state.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement California wildlife officials are poised to decide whether to designate six isolated clans of pumas as endangered or threatened species under state law.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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This front office built a team capable of dismantling one of the hottest squads in the NBA.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Other recent sinkholes In June, a giant sinkhole in southern Illinois swallowed the center of a soccer field built on top of a limestone mine, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where squads of kids often play.ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Crews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crews. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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