crowd
noun
a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng.
has crowded
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present perfectof crowd (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the rise of formidable local rivals has crowded the market and driven vicious price wars, eating into profit margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Aster has crowded more pointed zingers and visual gags into each scene than our eyes can take in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
As a result, Google has crowded out what little competition remains from the search wars—namely, Microsoft’s Bing and the privacy-focused DuckDuckGo.
From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2023
Rapid urbanization has crowded out much of its ecology.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2023
His fear for me has crowded everything else out.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
