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
Fire survivors go through a multitude of feelings including shock and grief while simultaneously recognizing the need to begin to mobilize toward rebuilding and restoring, said Jennifer Jorge, director of community social services for the Motion Picture and Television Fund.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Those threats are cataloged, analyzed and dissected by Meta’s multitude of security teams.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
AccuWeather factors in a multitude of variables in its estimates, including damage to homes, businesses, infrastructure and vehicles, as well as immediate and long-term health care costs, lost wages and supply chain interruptions.
—Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
Instead of largely relying on past claims data, the computer programs attempt to better refine an insurer’s risk by taking into account a multitude of variables that affect a property’s likelihood to suffer a loss.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Those threats are cataloged, analyzed and dissected by Meta’s multitude of security teams.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
AccuWeather factors in a multitude of variables in its estimates, including damage to homes, businesses, infrastructure and vehicles, as well as immediate and long-term health care costs, lost wages and supply chain interruptions.
—Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
Instead of largely relying on past claims data, the computer programs attempt to better refine an insurer’s risk by taking into account a multitude of variables that affect a property’s likelihood to suffer a loss.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multitude
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The entrance is like a secret garden, a shrouded staircase that is trying its best to hide from the throngs of visitors looking for this exact type of postcard-perfect view.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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That’s a far cry from the throng of more than 1 million people who flocked to the Women’s March in 2017.—
Grant Stringer,
The Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the birth rate has dipped to just 1.4 children per woman, portending a shrinking, aging populace.—
By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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Now Maduro is determined that the populace that humiliated him on election day must pay.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2024
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Go earlier in the evening on a weekday to avoid crowds.—
Amber Gibson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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More than 20 others among the massive crowd suffered gunshot injuries.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2025
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Many people, including late night host Jimmy Fallon, compared Melania's look to The Hamburglar's.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The infamous dark web marketplace served as a global hub for illicit drug sales that prosecutors said had contributed to the death of at least six people.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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While some experts are hopeful prices will stabilize once laying flocks are replenished, there is no concrete timeline for how long this will take.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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And don’t take any of these expedient risks simply because flocks of others are doing the same.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Scholl’s goal is not just to bring supersonic travel back to the flying public, but to do it at scale, at a cost per seat no greater than business travelers pay today—a quarter of what the old Concorde passengers had to pony up.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
19 Jan. 2025
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For 70 years, this country has spent the time in capturing heads of cartels and putting a head shot to the American public.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Add to that mix of experts a swarm of biotech founders and investors, and the talk got pretty enterprising.—
Grace Huckins,
Robb Report,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Monaco-Monte Carlo train station will change colour this morning, with a swarm of claret and blue shirts travelling along the Mediterranean coast from Nice before strolling around the city in the afternoon.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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This latest teaser is more general in scope, revealing few plot points but giving us glimpses of our new characters: Abby weeping over a grave, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and then outrunning a horde of infected), and a brief glimpse of Isaac by a campfire.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
7 Jan. 2025
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Apparently Dracula has imprisoned Dr. Strange in a pocket dimension and has also unleashed a horde of vampires because messing with the moon just wasn’t enough.—
Ash Parrish,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Multitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multitude. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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