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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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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But this week, the company unveiled an attack drone with a 50-mile range, capable of hunting in swarms and destroying armored vehicles.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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In environmental science, molecular robot swarms might help to detect and neutralize pollutants.Paul Ratner, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2024
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Arnold has fought some formidable foes in his career, but hordes of desperate parents doing last-minute holiday shopping are, strangely, among the most stressful.Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement When Dong Kim, a 29-year-old travel blogger, visited in October, the excited hordes reminded him less of a zoo than a South American soccer game or a Black Friday door-buster sale.Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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The clip shows the dog waiting outside a door for its owner to appear, followed by the moment that has people talking.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Sheriff Robert Luna of Los Angeles County said that about 18,000 people were in the mandatory or voluntary evacuation zones.Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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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 22 Dec. 2024.
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