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mobs

British  
/ mɒbz /

plural noun

  1. (usually foll by of) great numbers or quantities; lots

    mobs of people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. a great deal

    mobs better

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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It’s just the idea that when mobs get involved, when large groups of people get involved, the higher morals and higher sense of humanity falls apart.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Duer was dragged to the gaol on March 23, trailed by mobs of creditors, including members of the city’s most prominent families.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Many must gather secretly, careful not to arrive all at once or sing too loudly, lest mobs or police hear about it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

It doesn’t matter what the politicians or the mobs say.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2025

Mobs ... mobs of policemen—everything but England was in the hands of mobs, mobs, mobs.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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