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
Historian William Dalrymple traces the current sectarian divisions to the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb, who shattered the empire’s religious pluralism by trying to impose orthodox Islam on the populace.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
But those environmentalists would have recognized, at least a little, the political climate: a corrupt Republican Administration and an energized populace willing to take to the streets.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2025
An administration that aims to please the populace might cut rates despite high inflation, leading to further economic difficulties.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
For a group that makes up just 0.4 percent of the world’s population, identical twins have enthralled the general populace.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
But those environmentalists would have recognized, at least a little, the political climate: a corrupt Republican Administration and an energized populace willing to take to the streets.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2025
An administration that aims to please the populace might cut rates despite high inflation, leading to further economic difficulties.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
For a group that makes up just 0.4 percent of the world’s population, identical twins have enthralled the general populace.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for populace
Noun
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That’s encouraging for people who are newer to resistance training or are concerned about injuring themselves in the gym, McDowell said.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
22 May 2025
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The county of less than 8,000 people is also primarily served by one rural hospital with limited services.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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But the American public is bound to be particularly sensitive to the functioning of our transportation infrastructure.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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The idea has drawn some criticism, including the observation that the U.S. public has been getting along just fine all these years without such an advocate.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The Ronna’s Hut owner is gearing up for a much bigger crowd on June 7 because word of mouth for some reason is strong, with thousands of comments left on the festival’s social media.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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In April, a 30-year-old man sped an SUV down a closed street into a crowd of people attending a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, Canada, killing 11.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
27 May 2025
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In a further sign that Hamas, which has been controlling the flow of food and supplies, is losing its grip, a mob broke into a warehouse in central Gaza to take flour.—
The Editors,
National Review,
29 May 2025
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El-Amin’s uncle, Dennis Hubert, was an 18-year-old Black divinity student in 1930 when a mob of seven White men lynched him on the playground of an Atlanta school.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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Across the United States in immigration courts from New York to Seattle this week, Homeland Security officials are ramping up enforcement actions in what appears to be a coordinated dragnet testing out new legal levers deployed by President Trump’s administration to carry out mass arrests.—
Joshua Goodman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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His legacy—and that of the CIA in South Africa—is written in surveillance files, detention cells, and mass graves.—
Time,
Time,
22 May 2025
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“Populace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populace. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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