the crowd
noun
: ordinary people : people who are not viewed or treated as special or unusual
kids trying to distinguish themselves from the crowd
She prefers to be one of the crowd.
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Performers milled around the crowd, dancing, delivering short monologues and posing in specific formations to cast their shadows just so.
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
But even amidst the chaos of the conflagration, there’s still a ton of dancing going on, and the video’s end seems to suggest the whole thing was all a fantasy as Kevitch’s routine comes to a close and the crowd erupts in applause.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
One of his finishes drew gasps from the crowd and they were all applauded.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Last month, anti-ICE protesters were captured on video rolling out a guillotine and clashing with police before law enforcement fired munitions to disperse the crowd.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
But even amidst the chaos of the conflagration, there’s still a ton of dancing going on, and the video’s end seems to suggest the whole thing was all a fantasy as Kevitch’s routine comes to a close and the crowd erupts in applause.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
One of his finishes drew gasps from the crowd and they were all applauded.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Last month, anti-ICE protesters were captured on video rolling out a guillotine and clashing with police before law enforcement fired munitions to disperse the crowd.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the crowd
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“The crowd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crowd. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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