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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
Chapel Hill Road was temporarily closed for several hours as crews worked to clear the area.
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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Maintenance crews carve up the streets while pedestrians squeeze by, each person absorbed in their own agendas.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Several businesses located in a Smithville strip mall will remain closed until further notice following a fire Monday afternoon that drew firefighting crews from neighboring agencies.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Emergency crews continued to search for survivors as authorities worked to verify the condition of those still unaccounted for.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
The resulting ground-stop ended after crews returned to the tower an hour later.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
The same crews are also expected to do the Home Run Derby and Field of Dreams game.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen said there were no reports of injuries or deaths and crews were assessing damage.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
According to Phoenix fire, crews noticed multiple space heaters in the home.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2025
Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Maintenance crews carve up the streets while pedestrians squeeze by, each person absorbed in their own agendas.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Several businesses located in a Smithville strip mall will remain closed until further notice following a fire Monday afternoon that drew firefighting crews from neighboring agencies.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Emergency crews continued to search for survivors as authorities worked to verify the condition of those still unaccounted for.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
The resulting ground-stop ended after crews returned to the tower an hour later.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
The same crews are also expected to do the Home Run Derby and Field of Dreams game.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen said there were no reports of injuries or deaths and crews were assessing damage.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
According to Phoenix fire, crews noticed multiple space heaters in the home.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crews
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Gran Grif is one of several armed gangs designated last year by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Criminal gangs are also active.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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For many years, the top pick was determined by a coin flip between the worst teams in the Western and Eastern Conferences.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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When the teams met earlier this season on Black Friday, UConn easily handled Illinois in a 74-61 victory.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Some team owners and networks care about the potential drop in production value.—
Mac Engel
April 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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These platforms must forge collaborative networks that mutually reinforce one another and establish a rigorous framework that makes the cultural values of the biennial format legible, tangible, and palpable to various segments of society in the immediate locale and across the continent.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Outfield requires far more starting spots, and most of those available later in drafts are locked in platoons.—
Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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According to the Defense official, the Army plans to ramp up training over the next year, eventually sending in platoons of some 40 soldiers at a time to train.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025
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Caleb Davies, another Kalshi trader who has earned $389,000 in culture markets over the past two years, says that the absence of financial organizations or syndicates of traders with big money allows knowledgeable traders to profit off of people who simply bet on their faves.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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The four-hour epic by by Aditya Dahr is the sequel to Dhurandhar ($20 million in North American) and stars Ranveer Singh as an undercover Indian intelligence agent working to infiltrate Pakistani politics and Karachi’s criminal syndicates.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
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Of these three exceptions, the only one that still applies is to the children of diplomats, as there are no invading armies, and Native Americans were granted automatic citizenship in 1924.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
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Khaki thereafter served as the official color for uniforms of British armies, native and colonial, in India.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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Jenkins said Lazo's crimes led ride-hailing companies to change their practices to increase rider safety.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Continue reading … SILICON SQUEEZE — Tech companies put on notice as Meta caves to Florida's under-14 social media ban.—
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FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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In mid-July, armed groups affiliated with Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri clashed with local Bedouin clans, spurring intervention by government forces who effectively sided with the Bedouins.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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For almost as long, these two clans have also been intimate friends (and relations) of the Pelosi family.—
James Reginato,
Vanity Fair,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Crews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crews. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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