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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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as in to group
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Recent Examples of gang
Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Moments after its invocation, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that around 250 people, some allegedly members of the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua (TdA) gangs, were sent to El Salvador.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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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Noun
Another main issue for Rubio will be the situation in Haiti, where a multinational peacekeeping force has been in place for months, struggling to prevent gangs from taking over the country.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Moments after its invocation, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that around 250 people, some allegedly members of the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua (TdA) gangs, were sent to El Salvador.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang
Noun
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With Pochettino watching from the sidelines, the national team stumbled through its second lifeless loss in four days Sunday, falling to Canada 2-1 in the third place game of the CONCACAF Nations League before a tiny, mostly quiet crowd at SoFi Stadium.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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The team emphasized that while the presence of sharks in Maine waters is notable, there is no reason to believe that humans are at significant risk.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Footage of the building’s demise shows crowds of onlookers running away from the rubble in panic.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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To keep afloat, Arsenal had to qualify for the Champions League three times during that five years and attract a regular crowd of at least 54,000 in their new 60,000 stadium.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Westies gang have to face off against the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, even as an internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership brews and the Westies face being swept up into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into organized crime.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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De Leon will appear as a recurring guest star as ‘Chiqui,’ the prison boss of the Mexican Mafia who is described as imposing, threatening and domineering.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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Existing approaches to continual learning can be grouped into three main categories, each of which seeks to address catastrophic forgetting by striking the right balance between stability and plasticity.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Play 6 appears to be the brightest of that grouping too, with its light source reportedly putting out 500 ISO lumens (the Freestyle is rated for 230 ANSI lumens while the Freedo can manage 450 ISO lumens).—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
20 Mar. 2025
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Boredom, distraction and complacency of crews are issues, as is the ability to identify dangers in bad weather and visibility.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Currently, there are no specifics on the extent of land burned or the size of the crew involved in executing the prescribed fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ambient cabin lighting, an eight-speaker audio system, dual-zone climate, a sunroof, remote start, and a bunch of other niceties are the justifications for the higher price tag of the hybrid model.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Mar. 2025
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But judging episodic memory capabilities is more difficult when there’s a pretty obvious communication barrier between adults and a bunch of babies.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When, a year later, the organization resurfaces and begins trafficking a new drug called Pink Lady across the Middle East, Khalid must reluctantly join forces with Ghali, the only person with intimate knowledge of the syndicate’s operations.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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With time running out, Khalid reluctantly join forces with Ghali, the only person with intimate knowledge of the syndicate’s operations.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Rice, 26, recently clubbed his fifth home run in less than 50 spring training at-bats.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Brat is a party album that functions year-round for clubbing teenagers and teary moms-to-be alike.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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