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as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
awed by the multitude of stars in the night sky
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as in populace
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the nation's idle rich frolicked while the multitude starved
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Recent Examples of multitude
Also heading there now are multitudes of migrating shorebirds, seabirds and sea turtles to nest, feed and rest.
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Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
However, there are a multitude of other blooming shrubs that could take its place, like azaleas, lantanas, hydrangeas, camellias, rhododendrons, forsythias, gardenias, viburnums, butterfly bushes, flowering quinces, and loropetalums.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
The people who hire and ultimately fire managers, and the coaches who spend six-plus months in the daily grind of the dugout with them, believe managers matter for a multitude of reasons.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
The thermal bathing retreat, which opened in September 2025, offers a multitude of hydrotherapy experiences, from a Kneipp walk and hydro pool to Finnish and bio saunas.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
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Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
However, there are a multitude of other blooming shrubs that could take its place, like azaleas, lantanas, hydrangeas, camellias, rhododendrons, forsythias, gardenias, viburnums, butterfly bushes, flowering quinces, and loropetalums.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
The people who hire and ultimately fire managers, and the coaches who spend six-plus months in the daily grind of the dugout with them, believe managers matter for a multitude of reasons.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
The thermal bathing retreat, which opened in September 2025, offers a multitude of hydrotherapy experiences, from a Kneipp walk and hydro pool to Finnish and bio saunas.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multitude
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Walking among this throng of floating color balls is surreal and well worth the drive.—
Shauna Farnell,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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The attacks came as public officials and lawmakers have been planning to deal with throngs of visitors for the World Cup, which is slated to start next month with seven matches in Foxborough at Gillette Stadium.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2026
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Gentile da Foligno in Perugia Italy was one of the few regions in Latin Christendom where physicians organized into guilds in the fourteenth century and thus routinely treated the general populace, rather than merely the wealthier mercantile and aristocratic classes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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No matter what happens, the Islamic Republic will not have an easy time reigning over its exhausted populace and rebuilding its economy and infrastructure.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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The display outside the home drew a diverse crowd who supported the idea that free speech should be protected.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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The Garden crowd isn't ready for this.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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These sleek ships flock to the glitz of nearby resorts like Cannes, but peaceful Juan-les-Pins is protected.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2026
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Marc makes an example of the penitent, powerless Jeanne, reminding the rest of his flock of the punishment for apostasy and using her rough time among the heathens as proof of why none under his control should ever want to trade his order for such modern sin and depravity.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Sherri Wright also described the emotional toll of feeling invisible in public.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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If every idea is met first with critique, the team loses the ability to think in public.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Barkanov thinks that one reason, besides the warm winter and spring, could be that the bees didn’t swarm enough last season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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To defend what Darlington’s team does a team needs to have patience, follow the football and swarm to it.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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The two Tier One snipers inserted into the crash site of Mike Durant's helicopter in an attempt to protect him and save his life as a horde of heavily armed Somali fighters descended on the area.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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Unfortunately, with the rosebuds often come a horde of rose aphids.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
20 May 2026
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But Kyiv’s early embrace of drones, and the mass-industrialization of their accuracy and power, has begun to exact a defining toll on Moscow.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Even with the production pipeline slowing down in post-strike years, the sheer mass of TV shows angling for Emmy attention in these late spring months is intense.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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“Multitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multitude. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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