bevies

noun

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
  1. hordes
  2. throngs
  3. swarms
  4. flocks
  5. multitudes
  6. hundreds
  7. loads
  8. herds
Noun
  • Chino Hills State Park is almost never crowded, except during a spring super bloom, when the hillsides erupt in California poppies and hordes of would-be influencers arrive to take photos for Instagram.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Since it was designated the first national recreation area in 1964, hordes of visitors have cut Lake Mead’s glassy surface with jet skis and boats, carelessly dropping belongings that may now wash up on shore.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of hordes
Noun
  • The cows made their way to the altar — with the handlers helping to guide them with hay — through throngs of people and a few mascots sitting in seats and lined up on the streets, who stopped by just to see the unique occasion.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The rooms proved to be catnip for selfie-seekers and a financial boon to museums and galleries, which could dependably rely on them to draw throngs of visitors eager to line up for a chance at a few seconds alone in one of them.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of throngs
Noun
  • Adversaries may soon be able to fly drones in coordinated swarms using AI, effectively overwhelming any defenses.
    — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Nightly swarms of drones closed Russian airports, struck oil refineries or set ablaze the warehouses of retail giants Wildberries and Ozon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of swarms
Noun
  • Editor’s pick More picks A rare bird draws flocks of Southern California birders to this Irvine marsh to get a glimpse.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Kessler recalls the sound of flocks of birds that were often nearby picked up by the microphones.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of flocks
Noun
  • As a singer, artist, songwriter, entertainer, author, businesswoman and philanthropist, Parton built a multifaceted career that included multitudes of accolades.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Despite its small size, around 17,000 residents, Laconia contains multitudes.
    — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of multitudes
Noun
  • That happened again when the five other conservatives – but not Roberts and the three liberals − said the administration could slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of health research funding.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Reaching the tens of millions of barrels and hundreds of millions of dollars promised by the NABEP agreement will require a multi-decade operation, and partnerships with US and European energy companies.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Kansas and Missouri have the third- and sixth-largest cattle herds among states, respectively, with a combined population of nearly 10 million cows.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Ranchers have reduced herds, while strong demand for beef has kept pressure on the dwindling supply.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of herds

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