1
: a group of animals driven or moving in a body
2
: a large number : crowd
—usually used in plural especially with in
came in droves
drove
2 of 2past tense of drive
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Noun
people flocked to the annual festival in droves
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2025
Long before glossy travel magazines, Instagram influencers, and TikTok guides led droves of tourists toward Aruba’s bustling hotel zones, there was Savaneta—a quiet fishing village that once held the title as the island’s capital.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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The Department of Government Efficiency has run roughshod on the federal government, slashing funding, scrapping contracts and laying off droves of federal workers.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
But even two days before peak bloom, droves of people came out to see the spectacle.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Benjies deli turns 40 Customers came in droves, especially from the nearby Temple Beth Sholom, to get their hands on substantial dishes inside the venue.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2025
Long before glossy travel magazines, Instagram influencers, and TikTok guides led droves of tourists toward Aruba’s bustling hotel zones, there was Savaneta—a quiet fishing village that once held the title as the island’s capital.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Related article Tracking Trump’s overhaul of the federal workforce
The Department of Government Efficiency has run roughshod on the federal government, slashing funding, scrapping contracts and laying off droves of federal workers.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
But even two days before peak bloom, droves of people came out to see the spectacle.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drove. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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