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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
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
This prequel flashes back to a previous Christmas in Los Angeles, when their unintentional destruction of a Santa Claus parade balloon put the city on edge, wrecking the gang's plans for a massive Yuletide bank robbery.
—EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Carol Besler, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
For Nirbhaya's mother, justice is death for the men who gang raped her daughter.
—Vedika Sud, CNN, 19 Mar. 2020
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Health care company Ascension lost sensitive data for nearly 5.6 million individuals in a cyberattack that was attributed to a notorious ransomware gang, according to documents filed with the attorney general of Maine.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
This prequel flashes back to a previous Christmas in Los Angeles, when their unintentional destruction of a Santa Claus parade balloon put the city on edge, wrecking the gang's plans for a massive Yuletide bank robbery.
—EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Above all, the event serves as a venue for face-to-face connections among collectors – a place to gang together for wrist shots – that will be extra intense this year due to pent up desire after missing a year because of Covid.
—Carol Besler, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
For Nirbhaya's mother, justice is death for the men who gang raped her daughter.
—Vedika Sud, CNN, 19 Mar. 2020
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It was conducted by market research company Talker Research, whose team members are members of the Market Research Society (MRS) and the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR).Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Our team includes multiple testers with different morning routines, with multiple versions and visions of beard.Andrew Williams, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2024
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Ashley’s original, which has made musical history books for its pioneering use of the then-new element of feedback, seems to have a had a more carnival/cabaret feel, including crowd noise.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
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Bridge and tunnel crowd There’s been a whole bunch of international infrastructure projects in the news this week, with a strong focus on digging.Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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The film, based on a true story, follows the fictional rise of a Mexican Mafia leader (played by Olmos) and the harsh life in and out of prison.Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Morrone plays Massimo Torricelli in the Netflix Italian movie 365 Days, a member of the Sicilian Mafia family.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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Another common approach is to gather your containers into an area grouped together.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Previous studies have typically measured the health effects of red meat by grouping all types of red meat together, from lamb chops to hot dogs, and concluding that people who eat more of it are more likely to develop conditions such as heart disease.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sunday's mournful cowboy funeral is attended only by his family, the bunkhouse crew, and three close friends.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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The ship’s 13-strong crew has been evacuated, the ministry added.Billy Stockwell, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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He was arraigned on charges of loitering and prowling at night, criminal mischief, disturbing the peace, criminal trespass, evading arrest on furry feet, scatting rubbing and a bunch of summaries for smelling bad.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Other photos included the bunch walking arm-in-arm through Disneyland, posing in front of a Star Wars display and wearing matching orange shades.Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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The film centers on an ex-special ops operative who investigates a cybercrime syndicate after a young woman falls victim to a scam.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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The December 5 memo warned that a potential retaliatory shooting could occur in the coming days, with high-ranking leaders of Mexican cartels and criminal syndicates reportedly instructing their members to target Border Patrol agents.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The schedule is a mess since the guests are planning to go clubbing until 5 a.m.Emma Soren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Robert clubbed 38 home runs and stole 20 bases in 2023, though his 2024 season was lackluster at best.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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