1
as in throng
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 populace
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 multitude
Either way, whoever picks Warren should get a fantastic player that will help their offense in a multitude of ways.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
It can be used for a multitude of activities like aerobics classes, exhibitions, markets and celebrations, and invites the residents to be a part of the wider neighborhood.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
But astronomers have found that decorating those arms are a multitude of small-scale features known as feathers.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
There’s not one but two full-sized surfaces to work with, and a choice of two sizes (and 14 vivid colors!) allows for a multitude of styling possibilities.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
It can be used for a multitude of activities like aerobics classes, exhibitions, markets and celebrations, and invites the residents to be a part of the wider neighborhood.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
But astronomers have found that decorating those arms are a multitude of small-scale features known as feathers.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
There’s not one but two full-sized surfaces to work with, and a choice of two sizes (and 14 vivid colors!) allows for a multitude of styling possibilities.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multitude
Noun
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Earlier in the day, throngs of panicked residents ran outside after Bangkok’s skyline swayed.—
Muktita Suhartono,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Other estimates put the local throng in the 100,000 to 200,000 range.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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In contrast to the anti-immigrant rhetoric emanating from the White House, the survey of 800 California voters portrays a populace that values the contributions of immigrants, regardless of legal status, and believes their well-being is intertwined with a well-functioning state.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Their exodus leaves behind a populace that, like in the Weimar Republic, dismisses each authoritarian advance as temporary, necessary—or even more astonishing, somehow contained.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Given the buzz, Glory owner and co-head coach Keke Blackmon has no idea how big of a crowd to expect Saturday.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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To keep afloat, Arsenal had to qualify for the Champions League three times during that five years and attract a regular crowd of at least 54,000 in their new 60,000 stadium.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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False and misleading narratives on social media, in news reports and even in popular television dramas suggesting people can overdose from touching fentanyl — rather than ingesting it — are now informing public policy and spending decisions.—
Henry Larweh,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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Though probiotics are generally well tolerated, some people have mild side effects, such as bloating or flatulence.5 2.—
Elizabeth Barnes,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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Millions of tourists from all over flock to the nation's capital each spring to catch a glimpse of the treasured cherry blossom trees.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The cost of eggs is driving people to buy their own backyard flocks.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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Given Boeing's past missteps and problems, the flying public deserves to hear what changes are being made to rehabilitate the company's tarnished reputation.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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And the mayor has paid a significant price in his public standing for failing to stand up for taxpayers and leaving that job to Martinez, who admirably did so in the face of grossly unfair attacks, with Johnson now polling at lower levels than any mayor of Chicago before him.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Their swarms are so massive they can be seen from space.—
Gabe Castro-Root,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Mar. 2025
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Except for Carmen, who seems to have been encouraged to inhabit her parents’ rather chaotic world, the children are indistinguishable: A great swarm of pandemonium-causing rich children.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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To see hostages paraded like props in front of the cameras to the screaming hordes in Gaza in successive releases, no one had anything to say about that.—
David Draiman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Operating like the best live-action Looney Tunes movie that never was, Hundreds of Beavers is essentially a series of increasingly zany gags in which fur trapper fend off literal hordes of beavers.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Multitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multitude. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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