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as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a flock of obstreperous reporters at the press conference
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Recent Examples of flock
Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Justin Fletcher returns as the bleating voice of Shaun and the flock, joined by John Sparkes, and Kate Harbour as voice talent in the dialog-free feature.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Foreign fertilizer companies began flocking to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, drawn by low taxes, a favorable geographic location, and the city’s seamless air and sea transport hubs.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
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Noun
What is a flock of hummingbirds called?
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Justin Fletcher returns as the bleating voice of Shaun and the flock, joined by John Sparkes, and Kate Harbour as voice talent in the dialog-free feature.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Demonstrators flocked to protests around the country to march, stand in crowds or line main streets.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Foreign fertilizer companies began flocking to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, drawn by low taxes, a favorable geographic location, and the city’s seamless air and sea transport hubs.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flock
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Two small tents shaded those who got there earliest, leaving throngs of fans — the rest of us — to bake in the sun as security locked our phones in pouches.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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The throngs gathered for what almost happened and what actually did take place.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has its own navy that also relies on smaller vessels to do swarm attacks and drop mines.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Iran has wreaked havoc on military bases, tourist centers and data centers used by America’s largest tech giants with swarms of low-cost Shahed drones that cost between $20,000 and $50,000, according to public estimates.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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For more than 20 years, OCPS has been building new schools to relieve crowding on existing ones, as student enrollment grew rapidly.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Thirteen candidates crowded into this overwhelmingly blue district’s primary.—
David Daley,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Content aggregator Digg, which was in beta ahead of its comeback, was recently forced to pause operations and lay off staff in response to the horde of bots on its platform.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
22 Mar. 2026
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While a horde of reporters surrounded the usual KU stars in the locker room following the Jayhawks’ 68-60 NCAA Tournament win over Cal Baptist, several found their way to Mbiya.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The elders will die, abandoned by their children, and their reindeer will be slaughtered or absorbed into bigger industrial-sized herds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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The zoo has indicated that details on public viewing opportunities, the calf’s name, and introductions to the rest of the giraffe herd will be announced in the weeks ahead.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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That operation began on October 29, 1956, when Israel invaded the Sinai Peninsula and rapidly overwhelmed Egyptian forces.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Food prices rose sharply after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, but that was largely due to the countries being major grain exporters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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He was mobbed by teammates right after the final buzzer sounded at SAP Center.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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He was mobbed by teammates right after the final buzzer sounded at SAP Center.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Flock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flock. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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