1
as in throngs
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 masses
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 multitudes
For the wine fans, there are multitudes of cellar doors showcasing the brilliant Shiraz and Grenache that proliferates here--the product of ancient limestone soil, as well as some of the oldest continually-producing grape vines in the world.
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Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
No single category can contain the Whitmanesque multitudes jockeying for position inside us.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Six politicians in black robes wrote off the voting rights of multitudes of Floridians in the latest case in just a half-page of text, refusing to take it away from the First District Court of Appeal and decide it promptly.
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Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Unlike some ingredients that have a singular focus—like hyaluronic acid to hydrate, for example—peptides contain multitudes.
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Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
Like our sexualities, BDSM contains multitudes.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Yes, dear reader, the Knicks game was playing at the Chanel dinner—fashion people contain multitudes!
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
The culture has shifted, too, away from a subtle understanding that people contain multitudes.
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Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Like any good character, Finneas’ score contains multitudes.
—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
No single category can contain the Whitmanesque multitudes jockeying for position inside us.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Six politicians in black robes wrote off the voting rights of multitudes of Floridians in the latest case in just a half-page of text, refusing to take it away from the First District Court of Appeal and decide it promptly.
—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Unlike some ingredients that have a singular focus—like hyaluronic acid to hydrate, for example—peptides contain multitudes.
—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
Like our sexualities, BDSM contains multitudes.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Yes, dear reader, the Knicks game was playing at the Chanel dinner—fashion people contain multitudes!
—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
The culture has shifted, too, away from a subtle understanding that people contain multitudes.
—
Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Like any good character, Finneas’ score contains multitudes.
—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multitudes
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With their billowing sails, teakwood decks and mazes of ropes and rigging, ships like Eagle draw throngs of visitors hoping to get a glimpse of the past.
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The throngs of teenagers doing back flips into the Canal Saint-Martin and playing soccer in the street set the mood for the week.
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Mexico enters a must-win World Cup knockout against Ecuador at Azteca after a perfect group stage, three clean sheets and record-shattering crowds.
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Travelers can arrive only 15 minutes before departure, skip the usual airport crowds with minimal security screening in a private, quiet terminal, and fly aboard a 30-seat semi-private jet with unlimited snacks and drinks.
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Their strategy focuses on low-cost drone swarms, maximizing pilot effectiveness.
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Every wedding, every cherry blossom season in Japan, every birth, reactor accidents too, swarms of insects, kittens playing with woolen balls, people disfigured by war, palm trees at sunset—five billion photos a day.
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But that one course, Sugarloaf Golf Club, is also one of the few publics in the Northeast to have made Golf Digest’s Top 100, a Robert Trent Jones II classic with drop dead views on nearly every hole, carved from a gorgeous wilderness teeming with moose and other wildlife.
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Museums are sincerely trying to connect with their publics (even if these are often cast as consumers), and the horizon for that experiment is almost limitless.
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With plenty of nervous energy, hordes of United States fans packed into KC Live!
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And now, Swift’s fans are set to descend on the city, accompanied by hordes of media who until recently had little to no concrete information about the hush-hush affair.
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As of April 2026 there were around 62 active bird flu cases in the US, 39 of them commercial and 23 in backyard flocks, poultry scientist Dervan Bryan told Campus Insights Media.
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After their return to the Negev Lot and Abraham both have large flocks of livestock, but their herders begin to quarrel.
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“Multitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multitudes. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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