droves

noun

plural of drove
1
as in throngs
a great number of persons or creatures massed together people flocked to the annual festival in droves

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2
as in flocks
a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together a drove of cattle

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Recent Examples of droves 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 As a Finch affair, fashion, film and art crowds turned out in droves to support, with Bettina Korek, Caitríona Balfe, Tom Blyth, Marisa Abela, Isla Fisher and Laura Weir among the turnout. — Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 25 June 2026 The vehicles would appear in droves in the early morning and circle their roundabouts and streets, often getting backed up by signs on the streets. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 24 June 2026 Cevik, who owns Barbizon, said business has been slow lately, but FIFA fans are coming in droves. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 24 June 2026 The Scottish Tartan Army took over Miami this weekend and attended the Miami Marlins’ game against the Texas Rangers at loanDepot park in droves on Monday night. — Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 People sold art and other handmade products, nonprofits talked about their causes, and community organizations showed up to the festival in droves. — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for droves
  1. throngs
  2. flocks
  3. swarms
  4. hordes
  5. crowds
Noun
  • Egyptian fans in the 300 level of the stadium were outnumbered but felt brave enough to taunt the throngs of Argentines behind them.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets.
    — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of throngs
Noun
  • As of April 2026 there were around 62 active bird flu cases in the US, 39 of them commercial and 23 in backyard flocks, poultry scientist Dervan Bryan told Campus Insights Media.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • After their return to the Negev Lot and Abraham both have large flocks of livestock, but their herders begin to quarrel.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Definition of flocks
Noun
  • The systems will also strengthen defenses against large drone swarms.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
  • Their strategy focuses on low-cost drone swarms, maximizing pilot effectiveness.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of swarms
Noun
  • Waterbucks stood tall and stately along the trail and hordes of the little Angola impalas scurried across in front of us.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
  • Soon Massachusetts society was groaning under the burden of these hordes of foreign freeloaders.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of hordes
Noun
  • Fourth of July celebrations in Newport Beach, California, a coastal city in Orange County, led to over 400 arrests after large crowds became disorderly, according to police.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Iran’s semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) wrote about the 1989 funeral earlier this week, describing how the enormous crowds exceeded the numbers expected by authorities.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of crowds

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