Definition of horde
1a : a political subdivision of central Asian nomadsb : a people or tribe of nomadic life
2 : a large unorganized group of individuals : a teeming crowd or throng hordes of peasants
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A horde of tourists entered the museum.
Hordes of reporters were shouting questions.
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Yet just as soon as the hordes of media members piled in, all of them fanning out to every corner as the noise level immediately spiked, Kerr was gone.
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President Donald Trump’s personal Twitter account is drawing hordes of new followers — by one count, 3 million in less than a week.
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And that's all swell, but those reasons don't explain why a horde of reporters swarmed Davis in the visitor's dugout on Monday afternoon.
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The horde of 20-somethings and teenagers — such as Chase Elliott, Erik Jones and William Byron — who are poised to take over Nascar seems to grow larger every week.
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The horde of 20-somethings and teenagers like Chase Elliott, Erik Jones and William Byron poised to take over NASCAR seems to grow larger every week.
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In the clip, the sound of an explosion can be heard, while hordes of fans sprint to the exit.
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The seventh season of AMC's The Walking Dead has been grim—and that's saying something for a world where hordes of the undead are basically set dressing.
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The game peaked over the summer, when hordes of people prowled real-life locations to catch digital pocket monsters through its innovative augmented reality interface.
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Origin and Etymology of horde
Middle French, German, & Polish; Middle French & German, from Polish horda, from Ukrainian dialect gorda, alteration of Ukrainian orda, from Old Russian, from Turkic orda, ordu khan's residence
First Known Use: 1555
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