1
as in throngs
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 masses
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 multitudes
Allowing for the fact that people are infinitely complex fractals who contain multitudes, there are roughly two kinds of Republicans these days.
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Noah Rothman, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
Atlanta hip-hop has evolved to contain multitudes — by turns socially conscious, psychedelic, ruminative, daring and just plain weird.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2024
Tom Holland contains multitudes.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Though Marriott contains multitudes of brands and properties worldwide, Bruington says only about 60 fly the W flag.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
For her part, Hampton was most drawn to the opportunity to play a character who contains multitudes.
—Max Gao, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Noah Rothman, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
Atlanta hip-hop has evolved to contain multitudes — by turns socially conscious, psychedelic, ruminative, daring and just plain weird.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2024
Tom Holland contains multitudes.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Though Marriott contains multitudes of brands and properties worldwide, Bruington says only about 60 fly the W flag.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
For her part, Hampton was most drawn to the opportunity to play a character who contains multitudes.
—Max Gao, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multitudes
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Magnetic swarms assemble Scientists are increasingly studying how robot swarms can collectively achieve goals, drawing inspiration from ants that work together to bridge gaps or form rafts to survive floods.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Dec. 2024
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Mueller says that's where the robots come in – swarms of them.—
Kira Wakeam,
NPR,
16 Dec. 2024
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With Barcelona booming these days, locals’ displeasure over hordes of visitors clomping around town has made lots of news.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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There are now hordes of straight women on every continent who have become fans of mine—I’ve been shown the chat rooms and the TikTok comments by my team.—
Remy Blumenfeld,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Dec. 2024
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Hamas is the terrorist organization responsible for the Oct. 7 attack in Israel, killing about 1,200 people and sparking the war in Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of more than 48,000 Palestinians, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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As a Senate aide early in his career, Zeller investigated a tainted L-tryptophan supplement that killed at least 30 people and sickened thousands in the U.S. in 1989.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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This is understandable because Western publics are not prepared for such a move, and many would not support it.—
Shane Croucher,
Newsweek,
1 Dec. 2024
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In the years following World War II, publics in Europe especially believed the United States was exercising its power in relatively benign ways that helped to lay the foundations for a liberal order.—
Richard Wike,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Jan. 2020
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“Multitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multitudes. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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