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noun

ˈfläk How to pronounce flock (audio)
Definition of flocknext
1
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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as in swarm
a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together a flock of sheep crossing the road

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flock

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verb

as in to crowd
to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers vacationers flocked to the towns along the shore in order to escape the August heat

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Recent Examples of flock
Noun
Already, in South Africa, an ostrich flock that survives bird flu would only be quarantined and rigorously tested for reinfection, not slaughtered. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Antibiotics, synthetic pesticides and GMOs are prohibited in organic flocks, Steele adds. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
And, as the popularity of K-beauty has spread, more and more travelers are flocking to South Korea in hope of achieving the glassy, glowing skin Instagram feeds are replete with. — Anna Haines, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026 People had originally flocked to Bad Boy out of admiration not for Combs but for the artists who defined the label. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flock
  1. throng
  2. swarm
  3. crowd
  4. horde
  5. herd
  6. invade
  7. mob
Noun
  • Pawlikowski accepted his statuette from Chiwetel Ejiofor and Nicole Kidman, wiped his brow, and addressed the shining throng.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Leo's visit to Paris came as a birthday present for Jean-Claude Farnabe, who turned 63 on Saturday and spent the morning securing a spot amid the throngs of people.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of throng
Noun
  • The allied soldiers performed well in a scenario that mimicked previous conflicts with limited air threats, but their systems were not designed for the large drone swarms of modern combat.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • First, OpenAI revealed that a swarm of its experimental AI models broke out of a testing environment and hacked another AI platform, Hugging Face, without human direction or knowledge.
    — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of swarm
Verb
  • But former vice president Kamala Harris is threatening to crowd the centrist Californian got-the-receipts lane in a prospective Democratic lineup and already polling higher than Newsom among likely 2028 voters.
    — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Parrot vp also told the Iberseries crowd that in 2025, for the first time, non-SPLATAM markets accounted for the majority of SPLATAM content demand worldwide.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of crowd
Noun
  • The twentieth century industrialized advisory through hordes of ambitious young graduates and an apprenticeship model that allowed advice to be sold by those with much less viabexperience.
    — Albert Mikkelsen, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Outside of Hotel Chelsea, hordes of fans greeted this season’s cast, who have made the long-running series a cult favorite.
    — Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of horde
Noun
  • There is now little doubt that minimizing the damage from climate will require phasing down fossil fuels and reducing livestock herds.
    — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The wars caused massive destruction of religious and civic buildings, mills and mines, housing, crops, herds and transport infrastructure, damaging prosperity and forcing some people to move or starve.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of herd
Verb
  • For instance, did the Soviets invade Afghanistan out of (a) fear of Muslim insurgency, (b) Iran-cognizant Realpolitik or (c) lust for a port on the Persian Gulf?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The plan at the center of the 2022 WWII movie Operation Mincemeat is to mislead the Axis forces into believing that the Allies will invade Greece rather than Sicily.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of invade
Verb
  • Perez was then mobbed by teammates in the end zone and did a big man dance while the sideline celebrated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • From despair to salvation and then back again, the picture at the end of Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United was of flailing limbs, both on the touchline, as players mobbed late, late equaliser-scorer Ainsley Maitland-Niles, and in the stands.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
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