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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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The study followed over 600,000 people using data from multiple records.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

Nobody wants to hear about budget constraints from people who helped create them, or that’s it’s someone else’s responsibility, or that making improvements is complicated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Finally, some people confuse charitable donations with monetary gifts, a separate issue.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Notes apologizing for slights long forgotten, from people I’d also forgotten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The other people waiting for orders milled around, reuniting with old friends and making new ones, a party within a party.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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