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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Publicly, his office will only confirm that a case has been opened for negligent disaster against "unknown persons".

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

A suicide prevention bill submitted by several NGOs to the National Assembly in 2024, seeking to protect the "rights of persons with suicidal behaviour", is yet to be passed.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Flock’s data indicate their cameras helped locate more than 10,000 missing persons in 2025 alone, which averages about 27 people a day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The data, per the department, helped officers recover 259 stolen vehicles, locate four missing persons, and aided the investigations of around nine of the city’s 28 homicides in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

“In accordance with New Order 15, President Gray issued an arrest warrant for all persons involved with this dangerous activity....”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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