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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
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The raids are the first large-scale immigration enforcement in metro Denver under President Trump, who targeted Aurora with exaggerated claims that the city had been taken over by a Venezuelan gang.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
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
The man who killed Laken Riley in Georgia was linked to the gang, while the two men suspected of murdering 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray in Houston, Texas, were also connected to the group.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The raids are the first large-scale immigration enforcement in metro Denver under President Trump, who targeted Aurora with exaggerated claims that the city had been taken over by a Venezuelan gang.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 5 Feb. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang
Noun
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Skeleton-level tracking would give teams even more ways to look for potential edges and indicators.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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One man could not be expected to fix all of that, especially in a team where new signings generally take a season to bed in, and in fact in a team where two recent midfield signings — Kalvin Phillips and Matheus Nunes — have basically never been trusted to actually play in midfield.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Playing at Tsongas Center on the campus of UMass Lowell, the Boston Fleet drew a sellout crowd of 5,912 for their last home game before the break on Jan. 31, and have seen their average attendance rise by about 400 fans this season, to just over 4,000.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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With Philly fans in town, that just might be literal: the Big Easy might have to count their Romeo catchers when big game crowds go home.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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California For Subscribers The Mexican Mafia Tapes: Secret recordings reveal greed, betrayal — and a deal with the feds Sept. 4, 2024 Stinson had already been serving a life sentence for murdering a drug dealer in 1979.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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He’s also accidentally stolen a giant gemstone owned by a Sicilian Mafia bigwig, however, and needs to retrieve it from his liason’s safety deposit box in the building’s vault or else.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
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In Zenith, the audience in the arena-style building is made up of 100 judges all grouped by generation, split between Boomer, Gen X, Millennial and Gen Z.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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Samuel Axon As seen in the bottom right, a number of military units have been grouped in with this commander.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the passengers, their families and the rescue crew.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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This exceptional adventure combines the stunning beauty of Arctic landscapes with the rare spectacle of the 2026 total solar eclipse, as the experienced crew ensures optimal positioning for an unforgettable eclipse-viewing experience.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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When the school got a bunch of video recorders, the class switched to video-making.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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Take this opportunity to save a bunch on the brand’s bamboo bedding bundle: A complete set of sheets, pillowcases, and a duvet cover will run you just over $600 (down from $866).—
Abbey Stone,
SELF,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The executive orders will include deploying American troops to the southern border, ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, dismantling programs initiated under President Joe Biden, and taking steps to target transnational crime syndicates.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Porter admitted to leaving an NBA game early, then conspiring with a syndicate manipulate the outcome of a Same Game Parlay (SGP).—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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Fox told The Sacramento Bee the injury occurred when he was clubbed on the hand by Nuggets center Nikola Jokic.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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In the next few scenes, the filmmaker shows Eden acting out, wearing her dead brother’s clothes and sneaking out to go clubbing, in hopes that the music might distract from her pain.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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