gangs 1 of 2

noun

Definition of gangsnext
plural of gang
1
as in teams
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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2
as in communities
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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3
as in Mafias
a group involved in secret or criminal activities politicians promising to stop the growth of inner-city gangs

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gangs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gang
as in groups

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangs
  1. communities
  2. armies
  3. crews
  4. cliques
  5. clans
  6. conspiracies
  7. squads
  8. organizations
Noun
  • That's because most Americans, including in the communities ravaged by the massive storm, lack flood insurance.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Additionally, the Biden administration warned that pausing the rule would harm downwind states and tribal communities that live near power plants.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of communities
Noun
  • Hundreds of thousands have been fed, homes restored, and hope fueled by mighty armies of volunteers.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Other firms are still performing in-house due diligence before allowing their armies of FAs to start actively pitching the funds.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of armies
Noun
  • The guard members said crews stationed with them at McGhee Tyson Airport have rescued about 100 people over the weekend and delivered tens of thousands of pounds of supplies.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Kohler said the surprise end to the strike may catch railroads with cars, engines and crews out of position.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of crews
Noun
  • Today, though, even the most exclusive of these maritime cliques embrace their surrounding communities, whether through wildly popular race weeks, youth sailing programs, or taking the helm on sustainability issues.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
  • When and why do girls start forming cliques?
    Hannah L. Schacter, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of cliques
Noun
  • Chaos and crime Testing Hamas’ limited capabilities is the reemergence of armed gangs and clans, who held sway in Gaza before 2007.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Dungeons & Dragons taught fantasy fans to understand orcs as a fusion of racist tropes, combining a barbaric other and a vaguely native people of tribes and clans.
    Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of clans
Noun
  • Amazon has removed from its site a memoir that alleges that hip-hop mogul Sean Combs physically abused his longtime girlfriend Kim Porter, whose untimely death in 2018 at age 47 has been the source of conspiracies.
    Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • When participants mentioned real conspiracies (such as the CIA’s MK Ultra experiments), the AI didn’t attempt to discredit them, which likely boosted its credibility in other areas.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of conspiracies
Noun
  • The calendar forces us to have competitive and large squads.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The commando squads hunting Palestinian militant leaders in Beirut in April 1973 killed two Lebanese police officers and one Italian citizen in their search for targets.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of squads
Noun
  • In response to this, healthcare organizations are increasingly prioritizing sustainability to establish a more resilient healthcare sector, paired with significant social and economic reward.
    Molly Matthews, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • More often than not, this occurs because the innovating organizations have a strong collaboration framework in place — a structure that outlines communication, expectations, workflows and more while keeping regulations top of mind.
    Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of organizations
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