1
as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
awed by the multitude of stars in the night sky
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2
as in populace
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the nation's idle rich frolicked while the multitude starved
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Recent Examples of multitude
Bam can play multiple positions and can attack a multitude of ways.
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Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
This large size holds 790 pieces in one big storage container and includes an instruction book for a multitude of builds.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 7 July 2025
Enjoy live music, entertainment, kids’ craft activities and shopping at a multitude of artists’ booths and vendors.
—Laura Daily, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
And so that – the strength of that wheel has to do with having the spokes and having a multitude of perspective.
—CBS News, 6 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
This large size holds 790 pieces in one big storage container and includes an instruction book for a multitude of builds.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 7 July 2025
Enjoy live music, entertainment, kids’ craft activities and shopping at a multitude of artists’ booths and vendors.
—Laura Daily, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
And so that – the strength of that wheel has to do with having the spokes and having a multitude of perspective.
—CBS News, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for multitude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multitude
Noun
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Today, the throngs of business passengers flying between places like Albany and Islip in the early ‘80s are gone.—
Michael Boyd,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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To reduce the throng of festival goers that are often stuck on long lines upon arriving, camping entry will also now begin on Wednesday instead of the usual Thursday.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
17 July 2025
Noun
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The populace at large would do so for everyday tasks and as a handy online intellectual partner that is usable anywhere and at any time.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The monarch of the realm commissions the housing of her collection of artifacts for the inspiration and edification of the populace.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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For the grand finale, singer, songwriter and actor Anthony Hamilton turned the dial down a few notches with a seemingly endless medley of southern R&B fitting for the festival's sophisticated, older crowd.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
27 July 2025
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The tournament-record crowd for a group match not involving the host country — 22,596 watching the Netherlands vs Switzerland at Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane in 2022 — has been bettered on six occasions, with the 34,165 at that Germany-Denmark game the largest.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
Noun
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According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, more than 1,350 people have drowned in the Great Lakes over the last 15 years, nearly half in Lake Michigan.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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The one-day event, hosted at the Renaissance Hotel downtown, brought together people from all over the state.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
21 July 2025
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The issue has grown more urgent as data center developments flock to the Lone Star State, including several backed by President Donald Trump and major tech companies like Facebook's parent company Meta, Google, Amazon, OpenAI and Microsoft.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Onlookers were in awe at the sight of an F-18 whizzing past, almost somersaulting its way around a flock of birds during the Gijon Air Festival over the weekend.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
Noun
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The same ridiculous fiction is being sold to a gullible public that was trotted out after Sandy Hook, Las Vegas, Parkland, Buffalo and all the others: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
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With gratitude, Mike & Pam Warner Bros Discovery made its separation news public in June, with that divide coming in mid-2026.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 July 2025
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This discovery is a big deal – until now, efforts to control outbreaks, or swarms, of these animals have been laborious and largely futile, requiring individual animals to be sited and removed.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 July 2025
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Fears of India and Pakistan being a mistake away from nuclear war rose as the two countries hit each other’s military infrastructure with airstrikes and swarms of drones.—
Sam Dalrymple,
Time,
14 July 2025
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The singer had an electrifying and unpredictable onstage presence and a dry sense of humor that endeared him to hordes of adoring fans.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
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Their hordes of fans, all in replica jerseys, found propping up the bars of finish towns until the town’s beer is finished, have their first moment of real celebration.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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“Multitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multitude. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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