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as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
we kept circling around the crowded parking lot at the mall
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as in packed
having little space between items or parts
a crowded design that made the bedroom wallpaper a little overwhelming
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as in crammed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
crowded all the boats into the harbor before the storm struck
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as in huddled
to gather into a closely packed group
everyone crowded around to see the baby being shown off by his proud parents
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Recent Examples of crowded
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
So the new team owners took their inspiration from more intimate venues, settling on a capacity of 11,500 to create a fan experience that was loud, crowded and coveted.
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Sarah Whitmire,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Lucy Boyle,
Curbed,
1 July 2026
Some have crowded into relatives’ houses; others are sleeping outdoors in tents, waiting to learn whether their homes are safe.
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Tibisay Zea,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
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Adjective
The software targets intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, where operators need to identify vehicles and other objects quickly in crowded or visually challenging environments.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
So the new team owners took their inspiration from more intimate venues, settling on a capacity of 11,500 to create a fan experience that was loud, crowded and coveted.
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Sarah Whitmire,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Verb
It’s located in Montauk next to the Amsterdam Beach trailhead and is rarely crowded, even in summer.
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Lucy Boyle,
Curbed,
1 July 2026
Some have crowded into relatives’ houses; others are sleeping outdoors in tents, waiting to learn whether their homes are safe.
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Tibisay Zea,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
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The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.
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During the huge Round of 32 knockout showdown, packed crowds inside the legendary Estadio Azteca generated enough ground movement to trigger local seismic monitoring equipment.
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The road was so packed that his feet disappeared along the pavement, obstructed from view by those leading and those lagging behind.
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Being based in southern England, its Latin language is crammed full of English place-names containing the sound /w/, like Winchester, Worcester and Wallingford.
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The catch is that most contractors already have yards crammed with the old-style kit, and while wooden boards wear out after a few years of use, steel tubes can last indefinitely so long as they’re maintained.
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The club has enjoyed an eight-game sellout streak as fans have flocked to fill the team’s 7,200-capacity stadium in Garden City.
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Morning mist coated the nearby Rhone River that snakes through the Alpine valley as worshippers flocked in.
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The former hedge fund manager huddled with the Fed’s then-chair, Jerome Powell, and the CEOs of systemically important banks in April to discuss the risks posed by Anthropic’s Mythos.
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In downtown Caracas, hundreds spent the night huddled in parks, parking lots and other open spaces.
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The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes.
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The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes.
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Videos of the pyrotechnics display show the pitch filling with tall showers of sparks and dense smoke as dozens of fireworks launched upward.
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The rare Saturday night game at the iconic North Side ballpark started an hour late due to rain, then fog billowed in from the north starting in the second inning and got denser.
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The former four-classroom building, now comprised of 11 upscale suites, provides guests with a complimentary three-course breakfast each morning, which includes French toast stuffed with cream cheese.
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There were 68,827-plus souls — a fire hazard of a sellout — stuffed into the concrete oven temporarily known as Levi’s Stadium.
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“Crowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowded. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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