as in multitude
a large group of people or things
—usually singular
A bevy of girls waited outside.
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Recent Examples of bevy
About eight birds came up — the remnants of the bevy.
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Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
Take your pick from a bevy of award-winning local restaurants, including Nate's on Marsh and Ox + Anchor.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
Its location at York Avenue and 70th Street is down the block from Weill Cornell Medical Center, which attracts a bevy of hospital employees.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Queen Camilla joined a bevy of attendees at the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Nonfiction event on Wednesday in London.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for bevy
Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
Take your pick from a bevy of award-winning local restaurants, including Nate's on Marsh and Ox + Anchor.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
Its location at York Avenue and 70th Street is down the block from Weill Cornell Medical Center, which attracts a bevy of hospital employees.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Queen Camilla joined a bevy of attendees at the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Nonfiction event on Wednesday in London.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for bevy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bevy
Noun
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And so that – the strength of that wheel has to do with having the spokes and having a multitude of perspective.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
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Many are already pointing the finger at AI for replacing a multitude of jobs in the video game industry.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 July 2025
Noun
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That evolution is causing a ripple effect across partner ecosystems, creating a slew of challenges for marketing leaders.—
Paul Tibbitt,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Facing a slew of position player injuries in April, the Twins acquired Bride after the Marlins designated him for assignment.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
Noun
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When looking to book the best hotels in Lisbon, you’re met with a myriad of enticing—albeit unconventional—options.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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See the myriad of government initiatives here over the decades.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Starboy passed that mark about a year ago and remains present, sitting a little more than a dozen spaces above Beauty Behind the Madness.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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But with just two trade frameworks inked and dozens to go before the July 9 deadline, that timeframe appears increasingly unlikely — just as America’s economy might be taking a turn for the worse.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The journey is a perilous and illuminating one, as Jamie and Isla encounter hordes of infected, as well as an alpha, a hulking and seemingly intelligent evolution of the infected.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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Finding Cinque Terre beyond the crowds The first step to avoid rubbing shoulders with the hordes of hikers, especially when traversing the four-section 7.5-mile Sentiero Azzurro trail is getting an early start.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
17 June 2025
Noun
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But a sea of chaos is exactly the milieu in which leaders can make a critical difference because so much energy is free floating.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Isidro Pérez spent his life by the sea: first, during his childhood in Cuba, and at the end, on a house-boat off the coast of Key Largo with his dogs.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Last season, before the final home series, Getz spoke to a throng of media inside the tunnels of Rate Field in Chicago.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Along with the headline-grabbing job culls in the federal government which began earlier this year, a throng of companies have already laid off workers so far in 2025, including Microsoft, UPS, Dell, BP and others.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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The floor is peppered with spare knee pads and helmets, and a swarm of roller derby players outfitted in protective armor congregate in the center of the warehouse.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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If a task can be performed in more than one way by equal peers working together—much in the way an ant colony or swarm of bees works—then the system is resistant to censorship and hardware faults and has service continuity due to economic sustainability.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Bevy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bevy. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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