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as in team
a group of people working together on a task
a gang of neighborhood residents spent the weekend cleaning up the park
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as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
the whole gang went out for pizza the school's computer hackers had their own little gang
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Recent Examples of gang
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 21 May 2025
According to Sanchez, her husband has no tattoos, no criminal record, and no ties to Tren de Aragua, a gang born more than 12 years ago in a Venezuelan prison located in the central state of Aragua.
—Juan Carlos Chavez, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Vedika Sud, CNN, 19 Mar. 2020
Jang features in the names of many quintessential Korean ingredients, such as ganging (soy sauce), gochujang (chili paste) and doenjang (soybean paste).
—Katie Workman, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2020
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Noun
The families of the legal immigrants denied gang membership, Cato noted.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 21 May 2025
According to Sanchez, her husband has no tattoos, no criminal record, and no ties to Tren de Aragua, a gang born more than 12 years ago in a Venezuelan prison located in the central state of Aragua.
—Juan Carlos Chavez, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Verb
For Nirbhaya's mother, justice is death for the men who gang raped her daughter.
—Vedika Sud, CNN, 19 Mar. 2020
Jang features in the names of many quintessential Korean ingredients, such as ganging (soy sauce), gochujang (chili paste) and doenjang (soybean paste).
—Katie Workman, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang
Noun
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The Braves are still just 2-12 in games against the Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers this season, including sweeps by both teams during Atlanta’s 0-7 season-opening trip to Southern California.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
25 May 2025
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Dustin, a University of Arkansas graduate, joined the Democrat-Gazette features team in July 2024.—
Dustin Staggs,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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These ideas are meant to give CNN viewers something extra in an era when many news executives acknowledge traditional presentations are losing their ability to captivate large crowds.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Far-right groups promoted a false rumor that the attacker was a migrant, leading to days of race riots that saw crowds of agitators target and attack hotels housing asylum seekers.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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He’s collaborated with other dance heavyweights, including Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris and Armand van Helden.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
22 May 2025
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The centers were organized by geographic location—the 25 states with the most facilities were ranked individually, while facilities from remaining states were grouped into four regions.—
Newsweek Rankings,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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The platform seems to group this music in a similar basket.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2025
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As the night spirals into chaos, missing crew members and eerie phenomena hint at an ancient, malevolent presence watching their every move.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Every single cast member, and every single crew member took it upon themselves personally to do their absolute best work.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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There’s not an obvious dud — the M:I equivalent of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — in the bunch.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Carell’s performance is the broadest of the bunch, but his character is also the most desperate.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Other legal concerns include the regulation of sales across state lines when each state controls its own lottery games, sales to underage players, ticket buying syndicates and other issues.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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The high-interest rate environment has encouraged many investors to flock to high-yield savings accounts and newer investment alternatives, such as real estate syndicate funds.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Valdez fired the game’s first pitch at 7:12 p.m. Tampa Bay Rays leadoff man Jose Caballero clubbed the second into the Crawford Boxes for a solo home run.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Witt clubbed a 442-foot home run off Casey Mize in the first inning with the ball landing in the water in left-center field.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
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“Gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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