flash mob
noun
: a group of people summoned (as by email or text message) to a designated location at a specified time to perform an indicated action before dispersing
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The partnership culminated in a 20-minute concert featuring songs from her upcoming album Confessions on a Dancefloor: Part II, complete with a flash mob of dancers in the crowd.
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Brittany Spanos, Wired News, 5 June 2026
Nikkei Matsuri: San Jose’s Japantown will host the 48th annual Nikkei Matsuri festival, with live ukulele, jazz and island reggae performances, plus a flash mob at 2 p.m.; traditional dance and taiko; cultural exhibits; and scores of artisan and food booths.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
There are big box store flash mobs, horses, prat falls and, of course, lots and lots of screaming.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
To mark the occasion, Van Dyke's wife, Arlene Silver, led a flash mob dancing to a medley of her husband's songs, and during a party at their Malibu, Calif., home, which was produced by Chris Isaacson Presents, the couple was joined by family and friends.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 14 Dec. 2025
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Brittany Spanos, Wired News, 5 June 2026
Nikkei Matsuri: San Jose’s Japantown will host the 48th annual Nikkei Matsuri festival, with live ukulele, jazz and island reggae performances, plus a flash mob at 2 p.m.; traditional dance and taiko; cultural exhibits; and scores of artisan and food booths.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
There are big box store flash mobs, horses, prat falls and, of course, lots and lots of screaming.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
To mark the occasion, Van Dyke's wife, Arlene Silver, led a flash mob dancing to a medley of her husband's songs, and during a party at their Malibu, Calif., home, which was produced by Chris Isaacson Presents, the couple was joined by family and friends.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Flash mob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash%20mob. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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