as in people
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the masses demanded the elimination of tax breaks for the rich
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as in accumulates
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range
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Noun
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The change is aimed at easing administrative burdens and improving accessibility to services for people who need help with both substance use and mental health, according to Pritzker’s office and advocates.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
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He became especially intrigued by people talking about their days, so Oakley followed suit by uploading videos of him giving a tour of his dorm room.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While no longer active, the rover is providing researchers new data on how dust accumulates and evolves over time in the region.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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Amyloid beta accumulates in your brain due to Alzheimer’s.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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With Philly fans in town, that just might be literal: the Big Easy might have to count their Romeo catchers when big game crowds go home.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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Playing at Tsongas Center on the campus of UMass Lowell, the Boston Fleet drew a sellout crowd of 5,912 for their last home game before the break on Jan. 31, and have seen their average attendance rise by about 400 fans this season, to just over 4,000.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Much of the tension in the story gathers around the mystery of Bea’s unbreakable devotion to this man.—
Rachel Aviv,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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It’s set during the civil war in the Central African Republic in 2013, when on Christmas Eve, a desperate Muslim man seeks refuge at a field hospital, while a threatening Christian militia gathers outside, demanding his life.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Ultimately, scientists say the American public will pay a price for the drastic funding cuts.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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Checkpoint operations include brief immigration inspections that are minimally intrusive to the traveling public.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The state engages in systematic efforts to spread war fever by infecting the populace with the big lies of propaganda.—
Karen Parker Lears,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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In the Eaton Fire zone, Latinos represent 27% of the populace but 35% of workers.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Also starring Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets), Luis Guzmán (Wednesday), and Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Guns Up follows Ray Hayes (James), an ex-cop and devoted husband and father who leads a dangerous double life as a mob henchman.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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The reason why a small army of goons has suddenly reappeared in his life is Rose (Ariana DeBose, another Oscar winner), a former mob lawyer who worked for Marvin’s kingpin brother, Alvin a.k.a.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Masses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masses. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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