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as in throngs
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a mob of pigeons soon flocked around us after they spied the bread crumbs
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as in gangs
a group involved in secret or criminal activities
the club owner was accused of having connections with a mob of racketeers
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as in masses
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
political speeches designed to appeal to the mob
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Recent Examples of mobs
Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Stephen Miller is now calling Minnesota protesters insurrectionists, while the January 6th mobs were considered peaceful protesters and tourists.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
She was attacked by violent mobs over and over again.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Parents are questioning whether four years and six figures are worth it, especially as campuses are increasingly overtaken by chaos, radical activism, and administrators more concerned with appeasing ideological mobs than educating students.
—Riley Gaines Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Violence against Palestinians in the West Bank has continued to escalate for months as mobs of settler extremists attempt to force the civilians out of their homes, clashing with Israel Defense Forces personnel sent to quell the crowds at times.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
The concept, in its original form, described a tendency on the political left to react to minor ideological or linguistic offenses by demanding firings or social shunning, demands often reinforced by outraged social-media mobs.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
The roof once protected that smokestack from sabotage by rival mobs.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025
That same night, mobs attacked major media organizations in Dhaka, setting fire to the offices of The Daily Star and targeting Prothom Alo.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 30 Dec. 2025
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Online mobs are just a click away, stirring the pot on X and Substack, even in the comments on breaking news.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Stephen Miller is now calling Minnesota protesters insurrectionists, while the January 6th mobs were considered peaceful protesters and tourists.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
She was attacked by violent mobs over and over again.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Parents are questioning whether four years and six figures are worth it, especially as campuses are increasingly overtaken by chaos, radical activism, and administrators more concerned with appeasing ideological mobs than educating students.
—Riley Gaines Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Violence against Palestinians in the West Bank has continued to escalate for months as mobs of settler extremists attempt to force the civilians out of their homes, clashing with Israel Defense Forces personnel sent to quell the crowds at times.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
The concept, in its original form, described a tendency on the political left to react to minor ideological or linguistic offenses by demanding firings or social shunning, demands often reinforced by outraged social-media mobs.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
The roof once protected that smokestack from sabotage by rival mobs.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025
That same night, mobs attacked major media organizations in Dhaka, setting fire to the offices of The Daily Star and targeting Prothom Alo.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobs
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More than twenty‑five thousand people crowded into Shibe Park, including throngs of young people who made the gathering feel more like a festival than a political convention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tuesday marks 40 years since throngs of Chicagoans braved subzero wind chills to welcome home the Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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After an initial slow start with its explosive drone operations in March of last year, Vectus Global began stepping up, achieving success with a police raid to take back a key telecommunications tower in September from gangs in the hills above Port-au-Prince.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bandit gangs control entire districts, extorting protection money from communities in cash or kind, killing those that resist.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Auterion currently operates swarms of up to 22 drones, with that number increasing rapidly.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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There would be countries that decide that AI bot swarms are their best form of offense and defense.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Carden-Lovell recommends splurging on time off, taking advantage of shoulder season's lower prices, thinner crowds and cooler weather (outside spring break periods, of course).—
Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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According to exit polls, 60% of inaugural crowds were male and 85% were between 18 and 34 years old.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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Each booth offered a brief refuge from the hordes moving steadily through the aisles.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Only hordes of irate New York sports fans could have brokered that détente so quickly.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Adams put together a portfolio of his workday doodles and sent it to several newspaper syndicates.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Outside the capital, guerrilla groups and organized crime syndicates are exploiting the power vacuum along Venezuela’s borders and in its resource-rich interior.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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In fact, some flocks overwinter as far north as Canada.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2026
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For a real birdwatching activity, fill a seed bag with thistle and watch flocks of them dart around the feeder and feast with fervor.—
Kier Holmes,
Martha Stewart,
18 Jan. 2026
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Some of those clans have since dwindled or decamped for more populated areas.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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This area has people traveling from New England and the western United States to represent their clans.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobs. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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