BEVY Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

bevy

noun

Definition of bevy

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 The legislation takes a balanced and unprecedented approach to bundling a bevy of streamlining proposals into a single bill, said Ben Norris, senior vice president of regulatory affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 Against the Niners alone, Jones made four impressive open-field tackles against a bevy of playmakers like Samuel, Christian McCaffrey, and Cowing. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 Meta donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, a move that earned Zuckerberg a prominent spot on the dais alongside a bevy of other tech executives. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 The wing-heavy Bulls have a bevy of forwards and jumbo guards who play best off the ball. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bevy

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Noun

Buying the car in 2003, the current steward followed in their footsteps, entering the D-Type in a multitude of key driving events, many with his son as co-driver.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026
More than 90 pages of Anthropic's IPO prospectus, revealed Monday, center on the AI lab's multitude of corporate risk factors, many of which go beyond the kinds of boilerplate scenarios typically found in corporate filings.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of multitude

Noun

But the Lions lost a slew of experienced players from the team that went 11-2 and struggled in the early going this season.

— Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026
Microsoft has been ramping up spending on data centers to accommodate high AI computing demand, supplying cloud services to Anthropic, OpenAI and a slew of other companies.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of slew

Noun

Though armed with a strong mandate for change stemming from a convincing election victory, a new government will still encounter a myriad of hurdles along the way.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Amid a myriad of issues voters are facing, the conversation centered on Israel.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of myriad

Noun

Before the family landed in Florida, Lula, who turned 81 on Tuesday, spoke to dozens of supporters outside the presidential residence in Brasilia.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
The first plan, which would have cut up to 18 English learner teachers and affected at least two dozen schools, drew backlash.

— Beret Leone, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of dozen

Noun

Speaking to hordes of mostly young fans at his Masterclass and later at a press conference and multiple one-on-one interviews, the indefatigable filmmaker reflected on the current state of affairs in the world.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
In July, a horde of OpenAI agents broke out of their sandboxes and worked together to launch a cyberattack on the AI company Hugging Face.

— Harry Booth, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of horde

Noun

Serbia occupies a unique position in Europe, as a longtime pro-Russian, Orthodox country lying in a Europhile sea.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Female anglerfish may permit permanent fusion with parasitic mates because male anglerfish are hard to find in the deep sea.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of sea

Noun

Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

Salem is a vibrant, thriving, bustling city, attracting throngs of tourists in the autumn.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Guests of the hotel have a special opportunity to visit the villa privately, away from the throngs of tourists that visit from near and far.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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