masses 1 of 2

noun

Definition of massesnext
plural of mass
as in people
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite the masses demanded the elimination of tax breaks for the rich

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masses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mass
as in accumulates
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masses
  1. people
  2. accumulates
  3. crowd
  4. gathers
  5. public
  6. populace
  7. mob
Noun
  • Previous reporting suggested most of the infections were in people over the age of 15.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Sheriff Robert Luna of Los Angeles County said that about 18,000 people were in the mandatory or voluntary evacuation zones.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of people
Verb
  • The significant amount of pollen which accumulates on the wolves’ muzzles — and the fact that some individuals were seen visiting up to 30 different blooms in a single foray — could mean the wolves help pollinate the plant by transporting pollen from flower to flower, according to Sillero.
    Alex Rodway, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Discovery reveals visible gold in rock cores A gold vein is a geological feature where gold accumulates within cracks in underground rock.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of accumulates
Noun
  • Ashley’s original, which has made musical history books for its pioneering use of the then-new element of feedback, seems to have a had a more carnival/cabaret feel, including crowd noise.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
  • On special occasions, the spectacle draws in crowds to the riverbanks on both sides, where sometimes thousands of people gather to marvel at the bridge's dazzling transformation.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of crowd
Verb
  • At the end of the day, the team gathers at Guido’s, a restaurant and bar on the grounds.
    J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Hang two branches in an area where your family regularly gathers, such as a breakfast nook.
    Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of gathers
Noun
  • Investigators hail crucial role of public in finding person of interest Tisch, the police commissioner, said the tip from the McDonald's employee in Thompson's slaying is the third recent case in which the public has helped police.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • More than fifteen million people—sixty-five per cent of the French viewing public—watched as Macron appeared onscreen, perched on a balcony with the plane trees of the palace gardens behind him, filtering the day’s last light.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of public
Noun
  • Bozzo leveled criticisms at the current city government, arguing for more collaboration between officials and the populace.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The public can’t handle the truth Recent political shows have settled into a mode that suggests the proletariat is, well, dumb — think of how The Regime depicts the populace of its unnamed country cheering for Kate Winslet’s mustard-fetishizing autocrat.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of populace
Noun
  • One of nine Black students who integrated a high school in Arkansas’ capital city of Little Rock in 1957 while a mob of white segregationists yelled threats and insults.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The Miami resident wasn’t at the Capitol when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the building and interrupted the congressional certification of President Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.
    Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of mob
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