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noun

ˈgaŋ How to pronounce gang (audio)
Definition of gangnext
1
as in team
a group of people working together on a task a gang of neighborhood residents spent the weekend cleaning up the park

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2
as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially the whole gang went out for pizza the school's computer hackers had their own little gang

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3
as in Mafia
a group involved in secret or criminal activities politicians promising to stop the growth of inner-city gangs

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gang

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verb

as in to group

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Recent Examples of gang
Noun
Another main issue for Rubio will be the situation in Haiti, where a multinational peacekeeping force has been in place for months, struggling to prevent gangs from taking over the country. — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025 Moments after its invocation, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that around 250 people, some allegedly members of the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua (TdA) gangs, were sent to El Salvador. — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
Above all, the event serves as a venue for face-to-face connections among collectors – a place to gang together for wrist shots – that will be extra intense this year due to pent up desire after missing a year because of Covid. — Carol Besler, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021 For Nirbhaya's mother, justice is death for the men who gang raped her daughter. — Vedika Sud, CNN, 19 Mar. 2020 See All Example Sentences for gang
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang
  1. team
  2. crowd
  3. Mafia
  4. group
  5. crew
  6. bunch
  7. syndicate
  8. club
Noun
  • With Pochettino watching from the sidelines, the national team stumbled through its second lifeless loss in four days Sunday, falling to Canada 2-1 in the third place game of the CONCACAF Nations League before a tiny, mostly quiet crowd at SoFi Stadium.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The team emphasized that while the presence of sharks in Maine waters is notable, there is no reason to believe that humans are at significant risk.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of team
Noun
  • To keep afloat, Arsenal had to qualify for the Champions League three times during that five years and attract a regular crowd of at least 54,000 in their new 60,000 stadium.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The Overtown project was fully leased before opening and is drawing crowds of shoppers in an area long short of both housing and places to shop.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of crowd
Noun
  • Kendrick Lamar, Khalid, The Chainsmokers, Swedish House Mafia and H.E.R. performed at the 2023 inaugural edition of the festival.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025
  • This is an incredible opportunity to feature Western New York and Bills Mafia on the Hallmark platform.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of Mafia
Verb
  • Existing approaches to continual learning can be grouped into three main categories, each of which seeks to address catastrophic forgetting by striking the right balance between stability and plasticity.
    — Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The Play 6 appears to be the brightest of that grouping too, with its light source reportedly putting out 500 ISO lumens (the Freestyle is rated for 230 ANSI lumens while the Freedo can manage 450 ISO lumens).
    — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of group
Noun
  • 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
  • Boredom, distraction and complacency of crews are issues, as is the ability to identify dangers in bad weather and visibility.
    — Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of crew
Noun
  • Ambient cabin lighting, an eight-speaker audio system, dual-zone climate, a sunroof, remote start, and a bunch of other niceties are the justifications for the higher price tag of the hybrid model.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
  • There's theatrical fare finally ready to stream, including this year's best picture Oscar winner, a witchy blockbuster and a Hugh Grant horror film, plus a bunch of original stuff such as a fresh Tyler Perry thriller and a Millie Bobby Brown/Chris Pratt adventure.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • The drama is tracking the story of spy agency Citadel and its powerful enemy syndicate, Manticore.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Harry sits at the head of the table between the Dogan and the Lazaro crime syndicates, who are at each other’s throats.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of syndicate
Verb
  • Rice, 26, recently clubbed his fifth home run in less than 50 spring training at-bats.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Brat is a party album that functions year-round for clubbing teenagers and teary moms-to-be alike.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2025
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