Thesaurus results for DROVES

droves

noun

plural of drove

as in throngs

a great number of persons or creatures massed together people flocked to the annual festival in droves

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a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together a drove of cattle

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Recent Examples of droves Video from The Associated Press showed protesters gathering together to push over the tall yellow barricades and sometimes climbing atop them as droves of Delhi Police stood guard in riot gear. — Connor Greene, Time, 22 July 2026 Lashlee took plenty of heat for this in the comments section, as droves of JMU fans flooded On3 reporter Brett McMurphy's post with taunts and jeers. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 The Aragon, which later generations experienced mainly as a shabby, sticky home for loud rock music, was once the North Side’s hub for romance, where young men and women came in droves to dance to mellow music in an elegant atmosphere. — Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 Diners who would normally not venture to this neighborhood are coming in droves for the comfortable, cheffy takes on gastropub cuisine. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 The parkway was evacuated Saturday evening while droves of people were still in line to enter due to approaching thunderstorms. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Korea, after all, is where the term originated, and droves of K-beauty products are formulated specifically to achieve ultimate clarity, bounciness, and light-reflecting dewiness. — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 1 July 2026 In the last 20 minutes before kick, droves of fans have made their way into the stadium and the energy is starting to pick up. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026 Join the droves of shoppers buying this cute henley top with a relaxed fit. — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

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Noun

Just Friday, a member of the Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight-demonstration team, buzzed Pensacola Beach at extremely low altitude and a high angle of bank, close to throngs of spectators.

— Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Americans felt a sense of national pride from the throngs of international tourists who fell in love with Walmart and ranch dressing.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of throngs

Noun

The colony also has a population of New Zealand fur seals that laze around the rocks frequented by flocks of seabirds.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The approach is partly inspired by collective behavior found in nature, including bird flocks and insect colonies.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of flocks

Noun

Many have set up traps outside their homes, hanging sticky tape from trees and fences to trap the flies and reduce the size of the swarms.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Drone swarms could expose or distract enemy defenses, forcing them to expend interceptors and reveal their positions.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of swarms

Noun

This is a real neighborhood with authentic shops and restaurants, removed from the hordes of tourists near the Duomo.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
That year, the number of possible points had changed from two hundred to four hundred, and the newspapers reported that this test had slaughtered hordes of top students.

— Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Definition of hordes

Noun

Videos shared on social media showed crowds of people walking through aisles of vendors outside before gunshots prompted people to flee.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
The closure contrasts with two successful launches of new Asian grocery hubs Sakura Market and T&T Supermarkets in San Jose, which both opened this summer to enthusiastic crowds.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

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