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heads

[hedz] / hɛdz /
NOUN
people
Synonyms
STRONGEST
community crowd family folk nation population public society
STRONG
bodies bourgeois citizens clan commonality folks 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
NOUN
public
Synonyms
STRONGEST
audience community country electorate everyone nation people populace population society
STRONG
bodies buyers citizens clientele commonalty followers following masses mob multitude patrons suite supporters voters
WEAK
men and women

Example Sentences

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He heads back to France to track her down but his search proves fruitless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He heads the NGO Pan-Africanist Emergency, which promotes issues related to African sovereignty and solidarity.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

High-powered CEOs are fretting about the energy shock from the Iran conflict but investors seem to have their heads in the sand.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The comment from Tobias Adrian, who heads the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department, comes after months of debate over the risk posed to the global financial system by private-credit issues.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Everyone spills out and heads in different directions.

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