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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
Laura Fay, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Most families have a few hens, a flock of sheep, a patch of greens and potatoes; on bigger farms there are cows whose milk and butter are sold locally.
—Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Newlyweds have flocked to the region for centuries due to its stunning natural beauty, and the mountains are packed with adults-only resorts.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
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Noun
To prevent their flocks from contracting bird flu, officials suggest poultry owners keep their animals away from wild and migratory birds, isolate animals with signs of illness, disinfect equipment and other items, and limit the flock's contact with people.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Most families have a few hens, a flock of sheep, a patch of greens and potatoes; on bigger farms there are cows whose milk and butter are sold locally.
—Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
Then Driscoll had the gall to condescendingly tell Massachusetts residents to open up their homes to the thousands of families from foreign lands flocking to the state for free room and board and schooling and health care.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Newlyweds have flocked to the region for centuries due to its stunning natural beauty, and the mountains are packed with adults-only resorts.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flock
Noun
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More than twenty‑five thousand people crowded into Shibe Park, including throngs of young people who made the gathering feel more like a festival than a political convention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tuesday marks 40 years since throngs of Chicagoans braved subzero wind chills to welcome home the Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Besides being buggy and incomplete, a project running swarms of agents for days or weeks is expensive.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Since his debut album in 2015, Scott has brought swarms of young fans into a universe that, through various commercial collaborations, includes shoes, apparel, sunglasses, McDonald’s meals, Fortnite skins, in-game concerts, and cereal.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2026
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More than twenty‑five thousand people crowded into Shibe Park, including throngs of young people who made the gathering feel more like a festival than a political convention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The shop was founded by the owners of Community Goods, West Hollywood’s most popular and perpetually crowded (the line can stretch for multiple blocks) coffee shop and café.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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Each booth offered a brief refuge from the hordes moving steadily through the aisles.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Only hordes of irate New York sports fans could have brokered that détente so quickly.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Greenland situation reminds me of a story about a bunch of South American cowboys pushing a herd toward a creek known to be infested with piranhas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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For now, mirrors and extra attention are helping Giovanni through the transition — a small but thoughtful solution until his new herd arrives.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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What now is the difference between the United States attacking Venezuela in order to install new leadership and Russia invading Ukraine to effect annexation and leadership change?—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The drug-trafficking-as-armed-attack line simply doesn’t work—not as a justification for bombing fishing boats in international waters in the Caribbean, and not for invading a foreign country and kidnapping its president.—
Elie Mystal,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But nothing can prepare us for the horrific chaos of the attempted murder, with audience members, security and medics mobbing the stage to halt the attack and urgently tend to the victim.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Jan. 2026
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Grocery stores across North Texas have been mobbed by shoppers buying meat, milk, water and other supplies to carry them through three or four days of hunkering down this weekend.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Flock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flock. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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