crews

noun

plural of crew
1
as in gangs
a group involved in secret or criminal activities when one boy turned informant, the police were able to nab the drug kingpin and the rest of his crew

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2
as in teams
a group of people working together on a task we'll need the whole crew to stay late tomorrow

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Recent Examples of crews The safety system on which crews must make repairs was installed after an accident in 2005, which claimed the life of a 6-year-old boy named Joshua Woods. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Now an attorney for CNN is warning that the network will take additional legal action if the White House continues to prevent its news crews from covering the president. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Hollywood productions coming in are good for the industry because the crews get work, but the stories are not Australian and the vernacular is not Australian. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 By the time officers arrived, Kansas City Fire Department crews were already trying to extricate Bruette from the Volkswagen. — Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Short-term, month-to-month rentals (the kind that often show up on a rent roll in a town that runs on rotating crews) were disappearing. — Ken Lundin, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said the storm would affect the whole city, and urged city residents to avoid the peninsula through the weekend as crews worked to clean up the area. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crews
  1. gangs
  2. teams
  3. networks
  4. platoons
  5. syndicates
  6. armies
  7. clans
  8. companies
Noun
  • Three planeloads of soldiers from El Salvador landed in Haiti on Friday, days after the Central American nation’s president angrily threatened Haitian gangs that ambushed a group of Salvadoran soldiers over the past weekend who remain missing.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Sentenced to life in prison, Buchanan maintained a grip over gangs in the South Bay area of San Diego, according to an FBI report of an informant’s interview.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of gangs
Noun
  • Jullien Harneis, the UN’s senior Ebola coordinator, said the outbreak’s expanding reach required more teams, coordination and logistical support.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The company is using computer simulations and a new engineering approach that allows design, manufacturing and engineering teams to work simultaneously rather than completing their tasks one after another.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of teams
Noun
  • The Sun enters your 11th House, beginning a month focused on friends, communities, collaborations, networks, and your longer-term hopes.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • An analysis published by NYU’s Journal of Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law examines how younger consumers embrace dupe culture and share affordable alternatives openly with their networks.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of networks
Noun
  • Its battery-electric vehicles propel themselves rather than relying on a conventional locomotive, and can operate individually or form coordinated groups, known as platoons.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The welcome ceremony also included a flyover by two B-1 bombers, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of platoons
Noun
  • Visages closed its doors in 2000 amid the shift to digital, industry consolidation and competition from major syndicates including Getty Images and Corbis.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • While some more nefarious syndicates might hold your steering or brakes for ransom, a far more common target is your private information.
    — Mike McRae October 20, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of syndicates
Noun
  • The conflict has taken a severe toll on both armies, although neither side reports up-to-date numbers of those killed, injured or missing.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • By 1862, the Confederates’ largest city had already returned to United States control, and America’s armies already held footholds in every single Confederate state.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of armies
Noun
  • Ali Mahmoud Ali, the group's Sudan analyst, said that the latest clashes risk bringing in more Nuba clans into the fight and could increase divisions across South Kordofan, where communities are facing an already dire humanitarian situation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • All Palestinian clans and families in Gaza would also be a target for disarmament, which would have an impact on the future of Hamas and Palestinian armed struggle.
    — Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of clans
Noun
  • Meanwhile, companies are deploying AI agents by the thousand, and not one of them has read the company policy or heard the new local court ruling.
    — Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • However, credit monitoring depends on information that lenders and other companies report to credit bureaus.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of companies

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