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people

[pee-puhl] / ˈpi pəl /
NOUN
human beings
Synonyms
STRONGEST
community crowd family folk nation population public society
STRONG
bodies bourgeois citizens clan commonality folks heads herd horde humanity humankind humans inhabitants kin masses mob mortals multitude nationality persons plebeians populace proletariat race tribe
WEAK
John/Jane Q. Public body politic common people general public hoi polloi human race person in the street rabble rank and file riffraff
Antonyms
WEAK
animals plants

Example Sentences

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Secret Service and other law enforcement for keeping people safe, and praised journalists in the room for leaping to work to inform the public of what had occurred.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

The star said he watched Pobol y Cwm, Rownd a Rownd and Newyddion S4C to help him while learning Welsh, so "coming to set after watching these people for years was a strange experience".

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

“Accents,” Ms. Fridland suggests “lead people to form opinions about you, mostly without you having much say in the matter.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

"I believe the news and soap operas are such a good tool for people who want to want to learn a language."

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

“No. It’s not that. I just don’t want to be selfish. If people know I’m busy but still ask for my help, it must mean it’s super important. They wouldn’t ask otherwise.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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