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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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
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—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
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Raliegh led early in voting until droves of Judge votes poured in.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Gen Zers in their droves are ditching college to become their own boss.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
The word spread like wildfire across social media, sending droves of Swifties to her website.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
Join the droves of shoppers saving time on meal prep and grab this vegetable chopper with more than 11,300 five-star ratings.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Raliegh led early in voting until droves of Judge votes poured in.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drove. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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