1
as in throngs
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 masses
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 multitudes
For her part, Hampton was most drawn to the opportunity to play a character who contains multitudes.
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Max Gao, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Max Gao, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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The Summary Flooding in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene has led to swarms of yellow jackets.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Many of these capabilities can enable swarms of smaller uncrewed systems like Switchblade 600 to be most effective on the battlefield.Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
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With hordes of onlookers and press assembled on the street outside the hotel, a fire department van parked as close to the exit door as possible, seemingly to prevent others from viewing the scene as responders worked.Sandra Gonzalez and Jessie Yeung, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
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The statement from Payne’s school is just one of countless messages of grief that have taken over social media since Argentinian police confirmed his passing, with Zedd, Paris Hilton, Ty Dolla $ign, Rita Ora and more musicians joining hordes of fans in remembering the boy band star online.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
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Authorities are investigating a shooting that left two people injured early Saturday morning in Union City.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Scientists know now that the stealthy menace originated in east Asia and was probably spread inadvertently by people to every continent except Antarctica.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Multitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multitudes. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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