in droves

idiom

: in large quantities
People came in droves to hear her sing.

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Custom motorcycle artists from across the Kansas City area and into the Midwest, itching to attend this event in the past, but could never justify or make the trip to California for the annual event, turned out in droves to show off their hard work. Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025 Coal and natural gas plants that once provided steady, affordable baseload power have been retired in droves. Derrick Hollie, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025 Litfun Fuzzy Memory Foam Slippers Meanwhile, the Litfun Fuzzy Memory Foam Slippers are one pair shoppers are buying in droves. Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 Leading medical researchers and physician organizations have come out in droves to debunk the claims, which were roundly disproven in a study of more than 2 million children just last year. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in droves

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“In droves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20droves. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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