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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
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Outbreaks surged in late 2024 and early 2025, affecting hundreds of commercial flocks and millions of birds, and leading to severe egg shortages and soaring prices.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Millions of young people are flocking to volunteering as a time-rich and cash-poor mode of seeing the world, with many viewing volunteering as an adventurous alternative to more sanitized forms of travel, such as organized tours.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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Noun
In addition to Affleck, Whitney Leavitt — also of Mormon Wives fame — as well as Alix Earle, Robert Irwin, Scott Hoying of Pentatonix, Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony, Jordan Chiles, Hilaria Baldwin and Danielle Fishel were cast as the show’s latest flock of celebrity amateur dancers.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Outbreaks surged in late 2024 and early 2025, affecting hundreds of commercial flocks and millions of birds, and leading to severe egg shortages and soaring prices.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
The gold rush may also be cooling as the precious metal — which investors often flock to as a stable asset in times of volatility — fell below $4,000 an ounce on Thursday following the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut rates the day before.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Millions of young people are flocking to volunteering as a time-rich and cash-poor mode of seeing the world, with many viewing volunteering as an adventurous alternative to more sanitized forms of travel, such as organized tours.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flock
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The outing—which, according to local reports, appeared to be equal parts publicity stunt, cultural gesture, and celebration of potential new AI partnerships—drew throngs of spectators with flashing cameras, and sent South Korean fried-chicken stocks soaring.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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To avoid the throngs of high-season tourists, consider visiting the Italian town from March to May or September to November, during its shoulder seasons.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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An American father and son died after being stung by a swarm of hornets while ziplining in Southeast Asia, local officials confirmed.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The next Southern Taurid swarm isn’t expected until November 2032.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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The human theater will play out on the sand, the smell of sunscreen will fill the air, and the piping plovers and other beach birds will crowd into the little spaces left for them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Bells ring, campuses crowd and intramural pamphlets pile up.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The event drew in hordes of celebrities, including Emily Ratajkowski, Brooks Nader, Cher, Viola Davis, Elizabeth Olsen and Venus Williams.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Back in 1961, residents of Capitola woke up to find that hordes of black seabirds were slamming into cars, windows and people's homes and dying.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The situation is so bleak that one SNAP-reliant tribal reservation in Montana has resorted to culling its buffalo herd for food.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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That's because a majority of cattle ranchers in 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.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tragically, Putin’s blatant disregard for international law when invading and annexing Ukraine in 2022 is frequently compared to the American invasion of Iraq.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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And yet, the White House doesn’t seem to have committed anything like the number of ground troops necessary to invade a country the size of Venezuela.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 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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The Dodgers team mobbed Freeman at home plate as the Blue Jays retreated to their clubhouse to lick their wounds with roughly 17 hours until the teams will do it all again in Game 4 Tuesday night.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Flock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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