the herd
noun
: common people : people as a group
He always sticks with the herd and does what the others do.
I refuse to follow the herd.
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Once that animal had been removed from the herd by the end of October 23, subsequent testing was negative.
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2025
On the other side of the herd, my best pal, Victoria, was flying on her paint horse, Axel, and smiling from ear to ear.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
But amid ongoing drought conditions, yellow grass covers most of their pastures, leaving little grazing area for the herd.
—Rachel Osier Lindley, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
Much like the Beatles in Liverpool, Talking Heads would emerge as the albino in the herd of this New York punk-rock scene: the one band whose combination of talent, originality, discipline, self-awareness, and steely artistic ambition would form the basis of a major musical career.
—Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2025
On the other side of the herd, my best pal, Victoria, was flying on her paint horse, Axel, and smiling from ear to ear.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
But amid ongoing drought conditions, yellow grass covers most of their pastures, leaving little grazing area for the herd.
—Rachel Osier Lindley, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
Much like the Beatles in Liverpool, Talking Heads would emerge as the albino in the herd of this New York punk-rock scene: the one band whose combination of talent, originality, discipline, self-awareness, and steely artistic ambition would form the basis of a major musical career.
—Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
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“The herd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20herd. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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