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noun

Definition of massesnext
plural of mass
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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masses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mass
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masses
  1. people
  2. accumulates
  3. crowd
  4. gathers
  5. public
  6. populace
  7. mob
Noun
  • During 9/11, people walked down the stairs in single file and held the door open for each other.
    — Rascal Kemble-Curry, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
  • And people are likely right that my joints would be happier there.
    — Elizabeth Medeiros, Health, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of people
Verb
  • While no longer active, the rover is providing researchers new data on how dust accumulates and evolves over time in the region.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
  • Amyloid beta accumulates in your brain due to Alzheimer’s.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of accumulates
Noun
  • And in Sunday’s unique atmosphere, embracing the moment in front of a vocal crowd of Yomiuri Giants supporters.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Serena Williams’ former coach Patrick Mouratoglou broke the mould by creating the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, a funky format with an immersive set-up designed to create crowd interaction that dances to the tune of the digital age.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of crowd
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of gathers
Noun
  • Even so, Antoine’s theories haven’t proved appealing to today’s more informed and educated public.
    — Emilien Hofman (Tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
  • While federal officials continue to remind Americans that air travel is as safe as it’s ever been, a series of recent catastrophes and incidents has spooked the flying public.
    — Jay Blackman, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of public
Noun
  • For the eighth year in a row, Finland takes first place as the home of the planet’s happiest populace.
    — Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • This was preventable; with better, smarter leadership along with a populace that rewarded leadership for being proper stewards of the community and its assets.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Definition of populace
Noun
  • There was no screeching mob at the airport on Wednesday night, just a handful of curious onlookers and a pack of stray dogs in the parking lot.
    — Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In 1835, an anti-abolition mob raided the Charleston, South Carolina, post office and, with the help of the city postmaster, burned bundles of abolitionist newspapers.
    — Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of mob
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