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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
Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Newfound interest in the Epstein case has propelled Wolff, 72, to an unlikely degree of social media stardom, as people just tuning in to the yearslong legal saga flock to his frank, straight-to-camera explainer videos.
—Graph Massara, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Fans have kept flocking to his 2024 album, Kansas Anymore, a deeply melodic journey through heartbreak and growing up.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The court’s dismissal paves the way for the flock of around 330 ostriches to be culled.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Newfound interest in the Epstein case has propelled Wolff, 72, to an unlikely degree of social media stardom, as people just tuning in to the yearslong legal saga flock to his frank, straight-to-camera explainer videos.
—Graph Massara, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
For years, younger generations have flocked to big cities for better job opportunities, leaving a dwindling elderly population in rural villages.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Fans have kept flocking to his 2024 album, Kansas Anymore, a deeply melodic journey through heartbreak and growing up.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flock
Noun
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As the day wears on, the crowd swells to a formidable throng.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Videos from Isfahan, Arak, and other cities show throngs of hijab-less women outdoors.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lateef dealt with a swarm of attention last week after 22-game starter Dylan Raiola, the sophomore former five-star prospect, suffered a broken fibula in the second half of a 21-17 loss against USC.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Apparently, some chemical the art department used for finishing touches on the set ended up attracting a swarm of wasps overnight, which no one noticed until the morning we were set to shoot there.—
Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Historically, some of Miami’s most desirable real estate has been crowded along the beachfronts of the metropolitan area, with businesses and wealthy white residential enclaves prizing shore views and beach access.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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As a flood of content has crowded the marketplace, so has an avalanche of new boutique distributors looking to release it, often prioritizing what their filmmakers want or targeting specific audiences.—
Gregg Goldstein,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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The book, which is from Australia, follows Bee and her fellow runaways, who discover a new friend, Paco, is a Lost Boy from Neverland who needs them to fight hordes of pirates led by a merciless new leader.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Enjoy large-scale hack-and-slash combat, infused with the unique Zonai technology to devastate enemy hordes.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
1 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Helm’s valley, though it is being grazed by herds, hunted across by packs and stooped upon from above, seems a bit – dull.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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That's because a majority of cattle ranchers in the state operate on a cow-calf model, where a permanent herd of beef cows raise calves from birth to weaning before the calves are sold to other operations, including feedlots.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Some of those territories were invaded with the tacit support of Western allies keen to prop up an anti-communist leader, at a time when proxy conflicts backed by the US and the Soviet Union raged across the Global South.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Russia’s national teams have been banned from IIHF competition since the country invaded Ukraine in February 2022, so a player like Privalov can’t participate in the U18 Worlds or the World Juniors.—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Ovechkin looked high with his arms raised while drifting toward the boards before turning around to be mobbed by Capitals teammates who had left the bench to celebrate with him.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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Los Angeles secured the 116-115 win as Reaves’ Lakers teammates mobbed him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Flock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flock. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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