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the herd

NOUN

hoi polloi

Synonyms

WEAK

Middle America common people commonality commoners great unwashed huddled masses infrastructure masses multitude plebians proletariat rabble rank and file riffraff the common people the many the masses the multitude the proletariat the working class vulgus

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Infected animals also typically need to be separated from the herd.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

And there are professional incentives to run with the herd.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Try hiring journalists who are curious about the world and think for themselves rather than follow the herd.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Like all dairy farmers, Gordon uses the good weather in spring and summer to grow and cut silage - grass that will be baled and used as fodder for the herd over winter.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Then they quietly move to the opposite side of the herd.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

the herd

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