cattle

noun

Definition of cattlenext
as in rabble

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  1. rabble
  2. proletariat
  3. herd
  4. riffraff
  5. scum
  6. rout
  7. people
  8. populace
Noun
  • Advertisement From start to finish, pure madness, amid a rabble that never calmed, never quieted, never quit.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
  • All this anti-Soviet scum, all this rabble revolves around Sakharov.
    Gal Beckerman, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2012
Definition of rabble
Noun
  • Inspired by Karl Marx, the Bolsheviks dreamed of a world communist revolution and held special expectations for Germany, Marx’s homeland, and for its proletariat.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2023
  • The first scenario does much more to reduce poverty, demonstrating the importance of permanently expanding access to unemployment insurance to workers with nontraditional jobs—part-timers, freelancers, and other members of the gig economy’s swelling proletariat.
    Matthew Desmond, The New York Review of Books, 28 Dec. 2023
Definition of proletariat
Noun
  • Twenty years later, half the country’s cows were raised in herds of 1,300 or more.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
  • More:Raw milk has documented health risks, but if RFK Jr. leads HHS, its backers expect a boost More than 700 dairy herds have tested positive for bird flu across 15 states, mostly in California.
    Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of herd
Noun
  • Lawyers, journalists and similar riffraff congregated at lunch or after work, and Vincent worked the room, table-hopping with jokes or movie reviews or tales from his latest intriguing trip.
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The bar’s owner, Frankie (a spirited Jessica Williams), has hired Dalton to purge the riffraff, the better to realize her dream of making the Road House a respectable joint worthy of destination weddings and romantic getaways.
    Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Definition of riffraff
Noun
  • Clean Shower After Every Use After each shower, quickly wipe down the tile or glass to keep surfaces free of water spots, mineral deposits, and soap scum, all but eliminating the need for deep cleans.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
  • This electric spin scrubber does the muscle work for you, effortlessly wiping away soap scum, hard water stains, and mildew from all sorts of surfaces.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of scum
Noun
  • And Florida scored five consecutive goals to make this one a rout.
    Joe Smith, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Defense loses its swag Beginning with a field goal at the end of the first half, the Buccaneers scored 30 unanswered points to turn a 17-10 deficit into a rout midway through the fourth quarter that had Chargers fans streaming toward the exits.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of rout
Noun
  • The box was filled with messages, mainly from children, but also from people asking the fairies to help guide them through their grief.
    Windsor Johnston, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Many people will find their holiday season populated by conflict, but in the past that has meant literal war for the Duke of Sussex.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of people
Noun
  • Trump’s White House sent $1,200 checks to the populace in 2020, all of which featured Trump’s signature.
    Tim Collins, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Being entombed alive is an apt metaphor for a populace that had its civic freedoms squashed by the Assad dynasty for half a century.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of populace
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Thesaurus Entries Near cattle

catting (around)

cattle

cattleman

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