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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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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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as in to group
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Recent Examples of gang
Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Juvenile gun violence:How a 'horrible perfect storm' fueled a 65% increase in homicides committed by kids
Shooter convicted under transfer-of-intent theory
Ismael was targeting a rival gang member, not Antonio, in a drive-by shooting on April 14, 2022.
—Ed Palattella, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
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
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Noun
In that case, police identified him as an East Bay gang member, according to media reports.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Juvenile gun violence:How a 'horrible perfect storm' fueled a 65% increase in homicides committed by kids
Shooter convicted under transfer-of-intent theory
Ismael was targeting a rival gang member, not Antonio, in a drive-by shooting on April 14, 2022.
—Ed Palattella, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang
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Vulture has reached out to Majors and Good’s team for comment.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Though Netflix’s team is undoubtedly under pressure ahead of Christmas, many of Netflix’s rivals have already made successful forays in the world of sports streaming with minimal hitches.Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
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While there is interest in them, especially from a younger crowd, their cost and durability are significant concerns.Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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These parties attracted a crowd, and the group used them as an opportunity to finetune their cooking skills.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Later, at a listening party in 2019, Ken was with 808 Mafia’s Southside when Carti emerged from the shadows—the night ended with Ken and Carti in the studio together, bonding over clothes.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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The latter album, comprising new recordings of material associated with Jones, included appearances by such diverse artists as Jennifer Hudson, Amy Winehouse, Usher, Snoop Dogg, Wyclef Jean and Three 6 Mafia.Chris Morris, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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In that design, candidates who are endorsed by a county party are grouped together in a column.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The indicators were then grouped into four categories: environment quality, transportation habits and initiatives, energy sources and sustainability policies.Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
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The Louisville Metro Police officer who fired pepper balls at a WAVE-TV news crew that was live on air during a Breonna Taylor protest in 2020 will not be suspended or terminated for his actions, according to an internal affairs findings letter released by LMPD on Thursday.Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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This crew, all of these beautiful people that never sleep, work their butts off.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
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My friend gave me a whole bunch of her little girl’s clothes — such a high volume of items that some still had the tags on.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Wolk herself responded to the controversy by tweeting a bunch, naturally.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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The company says that for more than two years it has been focused on collaborating with global law enforcement and other tech companies to address the underlying problem of organized crime syndicates driving scam activity in Southeast Asia and the United Arab Emirates.Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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The crime syndicate has been connected to a string of high-profile crimes on U.S. soil.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Instead, these soon-to-be-newlyweds ride in limos and go clubbing with their respective pod squads before both parties unite into one big mixer — at which point Fernanda and Gerardo begin complaining about each other to anyone who’ll listen.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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Noel yells at them to leave, starting a row that ends with Noel clubbing his younger brother on the head with a cricket bat.Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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