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
The chain of 13 grocery stores caters to a multi-ethnic populace but leans into its vast selection of Eastern European offerings such as Ukranian, Russian, Georgian, Belarusian, Slovenian, Moldovan and Uzbekistan.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the birth rate has dipped to just 1.4 children per woman, portending a shrinking, aging populace.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Now Maduro is determined that the populace that humiliated him on election day must pay.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
And like many Simpsons episodes, this one has great fun observing the populace falling for a grandiose hard-sell, this one tinged with subliminal mind-control techniques.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the birth rate has dipped to just 1.4 children per woman, portending a shrinking, aging populace.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Now Maduro is determined that the populace that humiliated him on election day must pay.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
And like many Simpsons episodes, this one has great fun observing the populace falling for a grandiose hard-sell, this one tinged with subliminal mind-control techniques.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for populace
Noun
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The Academy, along with its MusiCares organization, launched the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort to raise money for people in the music industry who were affected by the fires, raising and pledging more than $4 million so far.—
Tiffany Kelly,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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All six people aboard the plane − a pilot and copilot, two medical personnel, a patient and her mother − died in the crash, authorities said.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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Our team of editors work with these experts to share their knowledge with the wider public.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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Meghan Markle will never win over UK public again, author claims Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of 'My Mother and I,' discusses how the Duchess of Sussex isn't going to be welcomed back across the pond anytime soon, following her royal exit.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Three people were injured after a car hit a crowd of people who were leaving the NFC playoff on Sunday night, police said.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The celebrations went south when a car drove into a crowd of people and injured three pedestrians.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Bening will play Priscilla, a dangerous mob leader.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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Salvini’s call was accompanied by mob violence, mass evictions and demolition of Roma informal camps set up in the streets.—
Ronald Niezen,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2025
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This comes amid the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts — with officials admitting that higher deportation numbers is the goal rather than the removal of violent migrants in the country illegally.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Regardless, victims of the racist mass text campaign across the country still have a lot of unanswered questions.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Populace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populace. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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