as in people
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
high officials awkwardly mingling with the general populace
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Recent Examples of populace
Big questions remain about whether interventions that correct political meta-misperceptions can have lasting effects, or whether reducing polarization among the American populace is even enough when so many threats to democracy come from elites intent on sowing division.
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Michael Pasek, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
More important, the water drop videos have returned a feeling of control to the populace — and given us all something to root for.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
There are great reporters who are not in Watch Duty, like a bunch of people who are out there relaying information to the populace on X, which is great.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
These circuses of science would be profitable—by hosting lotteries and selling trinkets—and could feature gaming houses in which hidden pipes and mirrors would be used to spy on the populace, thus providing the state with political intelligence.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Michael Pasek, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
More important, the water drop videos have returned a feeling of control to the populace — and given us all something to root for.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
There are great reporters who are not in Watch Duty, like a bunch of people who are out there relaying information to the populace on X, which is great.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
These circuses of science would be profitable—by hosting lotteries and selling trinkets—and could feature gaming houses in which hidden pipes and mirrors would be used to spy on the populace, thus providing the state with political intelligence.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for populace
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But two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio relied on a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 that gives him sweeping power to expel foreigners.—
Minho Kim,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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Campbell was implicated and ultimately found guilty of the shooting, which left one man dead and multiple people injured, including rapper Troy Ave, whom Campbell had been embroiled in a war of words with on social media and elsewhere prior to the incident.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Meghan Markle will never win over UK public again, author claims Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of 'My Mother and I,' discusses how the Duchess of Sussex isn't going to be welcomed across the pond anytime soon after her royal exit.—
Brie Stimson,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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People were used to devastating infectious diseases in the early 20th century—still, the U.S. public struggled with pandemic restrictions.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2025
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In December, a car crashed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, west of Berlin, that resulted in five deaths and left more than 200 people injured.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Back inside the main party space, a crowd formed not far from the entrance.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar. 2025
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Cohen worked on multiple mob cases and prosecutions of violent street gangs.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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In the past, Ted drags his old friend Stuart (McDermitt) into his mob case.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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This is the first cash reward since 2019, before the Covid-19 crisis forced the mass grounding of the world’s commercial airlines.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Conservative groups and Republican state legislators pushed the laws during the 2022 midterm elections amid false allegations of mass voting by noncitizens.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Populace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populace. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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