as in people
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
high officials awkwardly mingling with the general populace
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Recent Examples of populace
Most of the initiatives looked good on paper but were largely ignored by the populace.
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Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025
No one can say for sure how this is going to affect the populace on a near-term and long-term basis.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Historian William Dalrymple traces the current sectarian divisions to the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb, who shattered the empire’s religious pluralism by trying to impose orthodox Islam on the populace.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
But those environmentalists would have recognized, at least a little, the political climate: a corrupt Republican Administration and an energized populace willing to take to the streets.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 10 May 2025
No one can say for sure how this is going to affect the populace on a near-term and long-term basis.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Historian William Dalrymple traces the current sectarian divisions to the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb, who shattered the empire’s religious pluralism by trying to impose orthodox Islam on the populace.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
But those environmentalists would have recognized, at least a little, the political climate: a corrupt Republican Administration and an energized populace willing to take to the streets.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for populace
Noun
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Thousand of people line the streets to cheer on military units in New York on June 13, 1942.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
14 June 2025
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Typhoon drowns China's Hainan island BEIJING -- Authorities evacuated thousands of people, closed schools and canceled flights Friday as a typhoon dumped heavy rain on parts of China's Hainan island and headed for the country's southern coast.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
Noun
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The issue has long divided the Jewish Israeli public, especially during the 20-month war in the Gaza Strip.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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In part because there have been no assurances whatsoever that this administration keeps the private sector private and the public sector public.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
11 June 2025
Noun
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American and Israeli colors lined the streets of Aventura, where a crowd of more than 500 people embarked Sunday on a three-mile march — escorted by police — to raise awareness for rising antisemitism at home and abroad.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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For those first fleeting minutes, the Chicago Sky delivered on the hopes of the franchise-record crowd of 19,496 in the first WNBA game at the history venue.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
Noun
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In 1958, President Eisenhower invoked the Insurrection Act to deploy troops to Arkansas to enforce the Supreme Court’s decision ending racial segregation in schools, and to defend Black students against a violent mob.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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An angry mob of citizens — who recognized him from media coverage as the Night Stalker — surrounded him, beating him with a steel rod until police arrived.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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What specialists eventually discovered was a three-centimeter mass on his kidney: Stage 1 cancer.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich will celebrate a Catholic mass afterward.—
Mark Guarino,
ABC News,
14 June 2025
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“Populace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populace. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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