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as in gangs
a group involved in secret or criminal activities
when one boy turned informant, the police were able to nab the drug kingpin and the rest of his crew
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as in teams
a group of people working together on a task
we'll need the whole crew to stay late tomorrow
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Recent Examples of crews
The elite Rubicon drone formation has been targeting logistics hubs on the Pokrovsk–Kostiantynivka front, cutting off resupply to frontline drone crews.
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David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Around 18 firefighter crews responded to the scene and searched for several hours for victims, while residents were evacuated from the area following the blast, El País reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Conditions in McKinley Grove are improving, and crews have begun removing the sprinkler systems and hoses that were installed to protect the Giant Sequoias.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Gun crews around the city opened fire.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) crews are set to begin a number of construction work across the state this week, as state officials continue projects before winter weather sets in.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
To counter the explosive projectiles, Russian tank crews began mounting homemade cages above their turrets to cushion the tanks from blasts.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Ambulance crews carry defibrillators, but in remote or rural areas, delays are common.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Media crews jostled for position outside the courthouse as Justice Christopher Beale took his seat in front of a camera inside Court 4 to deliver Patterson’s sentence.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Around 18 firefighter crews responded to the scene and searched for several hours for victims, while residents were evacuated from the area following the blast, El País reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Conditions in McKinley Grove are improving, and crews have begun removing the sprinkler systems and hoses that were installed to protect the Giant Sequoias.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Gun crews around the city opened fire.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) crews are set to begin a number of construction work across the state this week, as state officials continue projects before winter weather sets in.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
To counter the explosive projectiles, Russian tank crews began mounting homemade cages above their turrets to cushion the tanks from blasts.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Ambulance crews carry defibrillators, but in remote or rural areas, delays are common.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Media crews jostled for position outside the courthouse as Justice Christopher Beale took his seat in front of a camera inside Court 4 to deliver Patterson’s sentence.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crews
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The roots of anti-fascist activism can be traced to a period just after World War I when German and Italian leftists came together and fought against fascist gangs.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Home invasions, vicious biker gangs and a rag-tag task force looking for a group of thieves after a young child goes missing.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The big focus from the new rules are on things related to teams of super heroes.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Lloyd is 100 percent correct that throwing him into his first start against any of those teams could end up being a massive mistake and could set him up for failure.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Still others could be finding creative funding solutions — from selling naming rights to signing advertising sponsorships that tap into community and alumni networks.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Some attendees quietly voiced the opinion that Seriesly needs to attract more global streamers, more local networks and more international content distributors who can add spice to the screenings line up – something the nascent event will surely explore for 2026.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s grandiose displays of brute force—the massing of weapons of war and platoons of masked, unidentified combat fighters targeting the very civilian populations they are commissioned to protect—does not bring reassurance.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Russian assault platoons are rushing behind ukrainian lines.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Aug. 2025
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Behind these scams, according to the Commission's findings, Chinese crime syndicates have aligned themselves with Beijing's geopolitical agenda.—
Mike Kuiken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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These scam centers mushroomed especially since the Covid-19 pandemic, when Chinese criminal syndicates found a new use for empty casinos and hotels.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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While the largest consulting firms continue to send armies of 25-year-old MBAs with PowerPoint decks, a new breed of consultants is emerging with AI tools and implementing solutions.—
Andrew Dunn,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In desperate need of shelf-stable foods to feed his armies, Napoléon Bonaparte offered a reward of 12,000 francs to anyone who could invent a new method of food preservation.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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Federal prosecutors charged a UK teenager with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and other crimes in connection with the network intrusions of 47 US companies that generated more than $115 million in ransomware payments over a three-year span.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
19 Sep. 2025
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Tirias Research has long forecasted the need for a variety of AI inference accelerators from companies like AMD, Intel, Nvidia and anyone else developing AI semiconductor solutions.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Yet the unit also targets dissenters and those, including various clans, some backed by Israel, that dare to defy Hamas’s rule.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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His death effectively ended the O’More as one of the major Irish clans.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Crews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crews. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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