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as in gang
a group involved in secret or criminal activities
when one boy turned informant, the police were able to nab the drug kingpin and the rest of his crew
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Recent Examples of crew
The crew member responsible for checking on the experiment is the Australian polar explorer Eric Philips.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Two members of Landi’s crew survived by clinging onto pieces of wood until a passing vessel rescued them the next day.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
According to prosecutors, the three men were members of the Choppa City street crew and flaunted their robbery scores online.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Here's Where to Find Them A crew member recalls how Archie and Lilibet would run up to Meghan on set, and how the kids participated in the production.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Two members of Landi’s crew survived by clinging onto pieces of wood until a passing vessel rescued them the next day.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
According to prosecutors, the three men were members of the Choppa City street crew and flaunted their robbery scores online.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Here's Where to Find Them A crew member recalls how Archie and Lilibet would run up to Meghan on set, and how the kids participated in the production.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crew
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Amid the chaos, police officers and members of the public have been on a hunt for gang members.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration has also sent Salvadoran nationals it’s accused of being members of the MS-13 gang to CECOT.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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While some teams are hoping for a strong close to the season in an attempt to climb the standings, others are quietly hoping to remain near the bottom of the standings to maintain better draft lottery positioning.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The head of the statistics team at Gaza’s health ministry, Zaher Al Wahidi, told Sky News that names submitted via the form had been removed as a precautionary measure pending a judicial investigation into each one.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The quarter rotisserie meal at Saucy Chick Goat Mafia in Pasadena.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Parents can have some fun of their own with sets from ’80s pop-rock icons the Go-Go’s, Portishead singer Beth Gibbons, hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, and German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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The spread Then, the virus takes over, multiplying inside the cells and building up an army for an attack.—
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Ling and an army of staffers arrived at the park on Monday morning at dawn to get things set up.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The program had been mandated by Congress, yet Homeland Security’s top lawyer was saying it could be investigated under a law reserved for organized crime syndicates.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
8 Apr. 2025
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During the season, Roscoe and her boss, Oscar Finlay (Malcolm Goodwin), team with Reacher to solve the mystery behind the murder of Reacher’s brother and uncover a counterfeiting syndicate involving corrupt local officials.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Related Stories Business Netflix's Ted Sarandos on Dave Chappelle, Massive First-Look Deals and Dinner With Trump Warfare follows a platoon of American Navy SEALs on a surveillance mission gone wrong in insurgent territory in Ramadi, Iraq in 2006.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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Veterans Jason Heyward and Connor Joe were signed as a platoon in left.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The network and Ramsay’s Studio Ramsay Global are also teaming up to launch a digital culinary and entertainment brand called Bite.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Ramsay already has a pretty full plate at Fox and Secret Service will be his eighth show actively on the network.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The company said a 20% U.S. tariff on imports from the European Union, which Mr. Trump announced on April 2 before pausing them, would require the company to hike prices by 10% beginning April 15.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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In September 2024, the company restocked the viral totes that notably resemble L.L. Bean’s tote bags.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crew. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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