A crowd, so to speak, ' is a term used to describe a group of people who are not necessarily physically together, but are connected in some way. For example, a group of people on social media could be considered a 'crowd, so to speak, ' as they are all connected through the internet. Another example would be a group of people who are all working on the same project but are not in the same location. In this case, they are all connected through the same goal.