as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a swarm of tourists descends upon the island every summer
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as in to climb
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
one of the physical challenges had competitors swarming over a pile of logs
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Recent Examples of swarm
Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Just three days after the drone swarm bombarded Polish air defense systems, a Russian drone crossed into Romanian airspace and prompted a French fighter jet and Polish helicopter to respond under NATO’s Operation Eastern Sentry – a defensive posture the alliance launched just one day prior.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Ten engines were among the crews that swarmed the fire as firefighters worked to stop its spread.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
One drone developer cited the technology from a sci-fi novel called Ender’s Game, in which children are trained to unwittingly pilot swarms of drones in a space war.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Just three days after the drone swarm bombarded Polish air defense systems, a Russian drone crossed into Romanian airspace and prompted a French fighter jet and Polish helicopter to respond under NATO’s Operation Eastern Sentry – a defensive posture the alliance launched just one day prior.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
After another Eagles’ touchdown drive pulled them within 26-21, Davis swarmed Rams running back Kyren Williams at the Eagles’ 46 for a one-yard loss on a fourth-and-1 run.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Ten engines were among the crews that swarmed the fire as firefighters worked to stop its spread.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swarm
Noun
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Each fall, the otherwise unassuming destination, which has a population of about 11,000, lures in throngs of travelers looking for thrills and hauntings.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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The streams from his time in San Francisco, Oakland, and the nation’s capital did indeed feature some of the more frenzied throngs of people screaming his name and reaching out to touch him, held back only by a cadre of burly bodyguards.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
5 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood and music’s biggest stars flock to Norton’s famous red sofa, with the show returning on Friday with a line-up that included Taylor Swift and Cillian Murphy.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Those concerns became reality when Reggie began attacking the resident flock.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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Laufey was standing in front of a packed crowd of some 12,000 adoring fans at Oakland Arena.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Masters champ addressed the media after Europe prevailed over the United States 15-13, and specifically called into question the contentious atmosphere and raucous crowd.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Regardless, with your trusty pulse rifle, blasting through the horde never gets too stale, and the 'bullet-sponginess' some have criticized actually feels right for monsters that are meant to be fearsome.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Reserve a table at Agricola for a grown-up, farm-to-table meal, or follow the hordes of students for a hoagie at Olives.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Swarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarm. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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