as in people
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
high officials awkwardly mingling with the general populace
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Recent Examples of populace
Photo: Alamy The new JPMorgan Chase tower rising in midtown looks designed for the Harkonnen — dark, shiny, cantilevered to loom over the populace, and shiny.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 24 Jan. 2025
The chain of 13 grocery stores caters to a multi-ethnic populace but leans into its vast selection of Eastern European offerings such as Ukranian, Russian, Georgian, Belarusian, Slovenian, Moldovan and Uzbekistan.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the birth rate has dipped to just 1.4 children per woman, portending a shrinking, aging populace.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Now Maduro is determined that the populace that humiliated him on election day must pay.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 24 Jan. 2025
The chain of 13 grocery stores caters to a multi-ethnic populace but leans into its vast selection of Eastern European offerings such as Ukranian, Russian, Georgian, Belarusian, Slovenian, Moldovan and Uzbekistan.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the birth rate has dipped to just 1.4 children per woman, portending a shrinking, aging populace.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Now Maduro is determined that the populace that humiliated him on election day must pay.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for populace
Noun
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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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President Trump has listened to the American people and made clear women's and girls' sports should be for women and girls.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 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
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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Also starring Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets), Luis Guzmán (Wednesday), and Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Guns Up follows Ray Hayes (James), an ex-cop and devoted husband and father who leads a dangerous double life as a mob henchman.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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The reason why a small army of goons has suddenly reappeared in his life is Rose (Ariana DeBose, another Oscar winner), a former mob lawyer who worked for Marvin’s kingpin brother, Alvin a.k.a.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Oliver, 57, and his wife founded a nonprofit called Change the Ref, which seeks to increase awareness of mass shootings and influence the social response to them.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Colin Gray has pleaded innocent to 29 counts, including two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the Sept. 4 mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Populace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populace. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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