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persons

NOUN

people

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 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

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"There are significant uncertainties to the true number of infected persons and geographic spread," the WHO said.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Birthright citizenship is rooted in the plain text of the Fourteenth Amendment, which declares that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States” are citizens.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Several policing or missing persons experts and former senior officers have voiced concerns to the BBC about Buzzard-Quashie's treatment.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

All the grasping at straws by the intel firms led nowhere, according to persons familiar with the operation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

They were supposed to be good at tracking down missing persons, the Salvation Army.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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