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as in throngs
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
people flocked to the annual festival in droves
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Recent Examples of droves
People sold art and other handmade products, nonprofits talked about their causes, and community organizations showed up to the festival in droves.
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Sophia Buonpane,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
On Thursday, New York City fans came out in droves to celebrate the New York Knicks' first NBA championship win since 1973.
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Npr Staff,
NPR,
18 June 2026
People flocked to their TVs, bars and watch parties in droves to catch the Knicks topple Goliath.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
And then came the World Cup, with droves of fans making their way to local stadiums and watch parties.
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Seamus Bozeman
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Retail investors came out in droves for Friday’s SpaceX initial public offering, and analysts are rebranding the entire tech sector to account for its outsized success.
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Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Eclipse chasers will travel to the path in droves, keen to witness a relatively short but ultimately dramatic totality.
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Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
13 June 2026
The mosquitoes came out in droves at night, just before bed, quelling our ambitions of stargazing or watching for the northern lights.
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John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
The trip, though, has underscored how the country of 50 million people, which experienced a religious crisis after its 20th-century dictatorship ended, still has plenty of faithful Catholics who have turned out in droves to welcome the American pope.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
Sophia Buonpane,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
On Thursday, New York City fans came out in droves to celebrate the New York Knicks' first NBA championship win since 1973.
—
Npr Staff,
NPR,
18 June 2026
People flocked to their TVs, bars and watch parties in droves to catch the Knicks topple Goliath.
—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
And then came the World Cup, with droves of fans making their way to local stadiums and watch parties.
—
Seamus Bozeman
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Retail investors came out in droves for Friday’s SpaceX initial public offering, and analysts are rebranding the entire tech sector to account for its outsized success.
—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Eclipse chasers will travel to the path in droves, keen to witness a relatively short but ultimately dramatic totality.
—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
13 June 2026
The mosquitoes came out in droves at night, just before bed, quelling our ambitions of stargazing or watching for the northern lights.
—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
The trip, though, has underscored how the country of 50 million people, which experienced a religious crisis after its 20th-century dictatorship ended, still has plenty of faithful Catholics who have turned out in droves to welcome the American pope.
—
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for droves
Noun
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Canal Saint Martin in Paris drew throngs Sunday splashing and diving off a bridge, despite authorities’ attempts to control the crowds.
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Canal Saint Martin in Paris drew throngs Sunday splashing and diving off a bridge, despite authorities' attempts to control the crowds.
Noun
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Birders seek out flocks attracted to the park during the migration seasons.
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The same strain has forced record culls and pushed up egg prices across North America and Europe, and Australian flocks have no exposure to it.
Noun
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The Spanish Navy has carried out a successful at-sea test of the Hornet Block 1 interceptor, a new system designed to counter the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drone swarms.
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But for now, the booby seems healthy and pretty much unbothered by the swarms of people paying it a visit — one of whom is Amy Gobbini, who briefly stopped from her nearby workplace to snag a picture on her phone.
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For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.
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Kai Cenat's Streamer University program went awry after hordes of people crowded an audition site in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to several arrests, according to police.
Noun
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The parade and street festival are held every June, drawing crowds of between 20,000 and 30,000 residents and families.
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With an early look at Sirfetch’d and Pichu in action, exquisite claymation and cutting-edge special effects brought forth by Aardman for this specific project, the series (coming up next year) delighted Bonlieu’s crowds, eager to know more.
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“Droves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droves. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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