1
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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2
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
From Janice from Friends and Joan Collins, to Eastenders star Pat Butcher and Kate Moss, leopard print has been worn by a multitude of women–and in a multitude of ways–over the decades.
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Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
Crockett said divers are likely to face a multitude of challenges in the Potomac River, with the largest being water visibility.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
This past Friday, seventeen inspectors general were fired, which effectively removed independent oversight at a multitude of federal agencies.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
More than all of her accomplishments, Keys — known for her love of ski trips with friends and visits to Hawaii — will be missed in a multitude of ways, her family said.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
Crockett said divers are likely to face a multitude of challenges in the Potomac River, with the largest being water visibility.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
This past Friday, seventeen inspectors general were fired, which effectively removed independent oversight at a multitude of federal agencies.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
More than all of her accomplishments, Keys — known for her love of ski trips with friends and visits to Hawaii — will be missed in a multitude of ways, her family said.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multitude
Noun
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All manners of gifts are passed up to them from the throng of people in front of their podiums.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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The video included voiceover of Payne alongside clips of him on stage and waving to throngs of excited fans.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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The state engages in systematic efforts to spread war fever by infecting the populace with the big lies of propaganda.—
Karen Parker Lears,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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In the Eaton Fire zone, Latinos represent 27% of the populace but 35% of workers.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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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
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The change is aimed at easing administrative burdens and improving accessibility to services for people who need help with both substance use and mental health, according to Pritzker’s office and advocates.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Some research shows that intermittent fasting may not be appropriate for people with diabetes and eating disorders.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
14 Feb. 2025
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Of those, 103 were commercial flocks, while the remaining were backyard flocks.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Later, a flock of storks came wheeling in high on the thermals, and the camp gathered to watch.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Ultimately, scientists say the American public will pay a price for the drastic funding cuts.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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Checkpoint operations include brief immigration inspections that are minimally intrusive to the traveling public.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The swarm is the most significant since the sleeping giant last erupted in 2014.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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In addition to large-scale data theft, economic disruption, and intelligence breaches, quantum computers could be used for malicious purposes such as simulating and synthesizing chemical weapons or optimizing the flight trajectories of a swarm of drones.—
Charina Chou,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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The commercial depicts a park ranger at an active volcano who is battling hordes of people who are confusing actual lava with the confection.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025
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But the idea that hordes of undercover agents instigated the Capitol riot gained traction and fuelled right-wing hostilities toward the Bureau.—
Tess Owen,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Multitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multitude. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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