bevies

plural of bevy
as in hordes
a large group of people or things
usually singular
A bevy of girls waited outside.

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Recent Examples of bevies The soliders are baking in heat, rotating in and out with bevies of law enforcement from multiple agencies sweeping the area. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bevies
Noun
  • Back in 1961, residents of Capitola woke up to find that hordes of black seabirds were slamming into cars, windows and people's homes and dying.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The birds have survived in hordes in the deserts, but civilization nearly always spells their doom.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even though it was closed that day (it had been shut following the robbery), throngs were there — many wondering about the crime.
    Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The event drew such a large crowd on Sunday that several Surf City residents complained on social media about a lack of security and noise control, as throngs of attendees poured onto the streets and blocked traffic.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Parts of the organization could become minimum viable organizations (MVOs) where swarms of AI agents oversee most work, while people check their outputs.
    Erik Roth, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The result is a mobile, autonomous counter-drone system that can defeat swarms of unmanned aircraft with precision and minimal collateral damage.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Outbreaks surged in late 2024 and early 2025, affecting hundreds of commercial flocks and millions of birds, and leading to severe egg shortages and soaring prices.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The National Turkey Federation estimates that 60% to 80% of turkey flocks were infected in 2024.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Aza is a particularly violent individual who seeks out her former cult, while Marisol, let’s say to avoid spoiling anything, contains multitudes.
    Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Leo Carrillo State Park Leo Carrillo, named after the actor and conservationist, is a beach of multitudes.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In subsequent years, numerous presidents screened dozens of movies each.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • About a dozen Coast Guard officers stood watch over the protesters, after an altercation earlier in the morning.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The vessel has racked up hundreds of five-star ratings for its superior heat distribution and retention.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • For a darker experience in the City of Light, venture beneath Paris and explore its hundreds of miles of catacombs.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Silos’ Food Truck Park also offers a range of local vendors with loads of meals and drinks to enjoy all day long.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Choose storage with wheels This trunk with wheels can be moved depending on needs; plus, with all its ample room, it can be filled with loads of extra clothes and necessities for the home, like paper towels and toilet paper rolls, until they are needed inside the house.
    Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Bevies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bevies. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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