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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
Not only is it fitted with a hook that will mount easily on the back of any door, but its expandable design features a multitude of pockets that keep everything from bottles to makeup brushes neatly stored and separate.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
The reality is: hip pain can stem from a multitude of underlying conditions.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
The Virgo moon presents you with a multitude of social engagements.
—USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Reading is well-known to have a multitude of positive health impacts.
—Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, Md, Mph, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
The reality is: hip pain can stem from a multitude of underlying conditions.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
The Virgo moon presents you with a multitude of social engagements.
—USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Reading is well-known to have a multitude of positive health impacts.
—Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, Md, Mph, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multitude
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December and January see throngs of orcas and humpbacks arriving and penguin chicks hatching.Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
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In a dramatic scene, South Korean lawmakers worked their way through throngs of protesters and military vehicles to gather in the National Assembly building during the middle of the night, where members of the body who were present unanimously voted to end martial rule.Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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Poor Al Wehda’s average crowd, if that is the right word, is 656.Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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The clip shows the dog waiting outside a door for its owner to appear, followed by the moment that has people talking.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
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For centuries various scientists have been trying to figure out how flocks of birds and schools of fish are able to move in perfect unison. . . .Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
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Last week, the virus was found in a flock of ducks at a pet fair in Hawaii, the one state that hadn’t previously found a case — probably transmitted by wild birds, which continue to spread the illness far and wide.Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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In a test held in the Gulf of Mexico in 2017, several Warthogs fired at a swarm of invading armed boats, while in September 2023 two Warthogs conducted a combat air patrol in the Gulf of Oman.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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But this week, the company unveiled an attack drone with a 50-mile range, capable of hunting in swarms and destroying armored vehicles.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Cities mean closer quarters, dark alleys, and forked paths where one wrong turn means meeting a horde of Voteless to liberate.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Areas affected by recent hurricanes also need to bring in hordes of outside workers as communities begin to rebuild.Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Multitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multitude. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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