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 group followed the pouring of the green dye in the Grand Canal with a flash mob protest, in which the activists strolled through crowds of tourists while dressed in red.
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Pedro Rodriguez, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025
In Columbus, Ohio, plans call for a flash mob to recreate scenes from the show Les Miserables.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
There will also be costume contests, a silent disco and surprise flash mob performances.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
What follows is a floor-by-floor descent into madness as Bobby battles bloodthirsty perverts, demonic flash mobs, and hallucinogenic suburban nightmares, all while trying to figure out if he’s meant to be the hero… or just the last guy standing.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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Pedro Rodriguez, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025
In Columbus, Ohio, plans call for a flash mob to recreate scenes from the show Les Miserables.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
There will also be costume contests, a silent disco and surprise flash mob performances.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
What follows is a floor-by-floor descent into madness as Bobby battles bloodthirsty perverts, demonic flash mobs, and hallucinogenic suburban nightmares, all while trying to figure out if he’s meant to be the hero… or just the last guy standing.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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“Flash mob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash%20mob. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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