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as in teams
a group of people working together on a task
a gang of neighborhood residents spent the weekend cleaning up the park
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as in cliques
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
the whole gang went out for pizza the school's computer hackers had their own little gang
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as in Mafias
a group involved in secret or criminal activities
politicians promising to stop the growth of inner-city gangs
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Recent Examples of gangs
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Prosecutors say the ring operated between 2020 and 2026, transporting dozens of firearms from Georgia to Illinois and Indiana to be distributed to members gangs including the Black Disciples, Conservative Vice Lords and Mickey Cobras.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Keeping his promise, Gaetjens began coaching them on a field in La Saline, a neighborhood that has since been overtaken by present-day armed gangs.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The other nine suspects were members of three other gangs that tangled with McKillville, Clark said.
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Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2026
If anything, co-op felt even more chaotic than a standard Splatoon competitive match due to the extra variables in play, including the enemy gangs and the array of weapons.
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Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
30 June 2026
Years of insurgency and predatory armed gangs have devastated northern Nigeria, displacing millions.
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Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Armed gangs are also active in the northwest and north-central parts of the country.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Unlike the cat-starring books many Gen-Zers read in elementary school, this one follows a pair of rival gangs.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
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The initiative is intended to target transnational criminal organizations, foreign gangs, human trafficking networks and violent criminal aliens operating in the United States.
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Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Prosecutors say the ring operated between 2020 and 2026, transporting dozens of firearms from Georgia to Illinois and Indiana to be distributed to members gangs including the Black Disciples, Conservative Vice Lords and Mickey Cobras.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Keeping his promise, Gaetjens began coaching them on a field in La Saline, a neighborhood that has since been overtaken by present-day armed gangs.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The other nine suspects were members of three other gangs that tangled with McKillville, Clark said.
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Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2026
If anything, co-op felt even more chaotic than a standard Splatoon competitive match due to the extra variables in play, including the enemy gangs and the array of weapons.
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Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
30 June 2026
Years of insurgency and predatory armed gangs have devastated northern Nigeria, displacing millions.
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Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Armed gangs are also active in the northwest and north-central parts of the country.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Unlike the cat-starring books many Gen-Zers read in elementary school, this one follows a pair of rival gangs.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangs
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The Mets, being one of the worst offensive teams in baseball, don’t often come back from large deficits.
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Among their polyglot ranks are search-and-rescue specialists, doctors, canine teams and structural engineers.
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Ramsey numbers for same-size red and blue cliques are called diagonal Ramsey numbers.
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Under Meza, player cliques developed, stars were pampered, discipline waned.
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Alongside that, South Africa’s police force has been embroiled in scandal, accused of corruption and collusion with criminal syndicates.
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Applying terrorism designations to criminal syndicates, Brazilian officials say, conflicts with domestic legal definitions and risks blurring distinctions underpinning international counterterrorism law.
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That advantage was in large part offset by payments from UEFA’s ‘value pillar’, a mechanism which awards clubs money based upon their coefficient ranking (determined by past performance in European competition) and the size of their nation’s broadcast rights deal for the competition.
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Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
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My question is whether there is anything in the resolution which would authorize or recommend or approve the landing of large American armies in Vietnam or in China.
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The Supreme Court considered the meaning of the clause in a landmark case in 1898 and affirmed the rule of citizenship by birth, with rare exceptions for the children of foreign diplomats, occupying armies and members of Native American tribes.
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Across the country, communities are hosting festivals, block parties, volunteer projects, exhibits and commemorative events as part of America250, the nationwide effort to mark the anniversary.
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Brockton is home to one of the largest Cape Verdean communities in the United States, with nearly one in four residents identifying as Cape Verdean, according to local outlet The Enterprise.
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Forbes found a record 54 multi-generational clans on our second-ever ranking of America’s Decabillionaire Families, up from 45 on that first 2024 list.
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Warrior Cats is based on Erin Hunter’s feline book series that follows the adventures and drama of multiple clans of feral cats.
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The incident occurred on Saturday evening, May 23, at the Driftwood Grill in Summerton, NBC affiliates WIS and WYFF, Fox affiliate WJW, CBS affiliate WLTX and The Post and Courier reported.
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“Gangs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangs. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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