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flocked

verb

past tense of flock
as in crowded
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 flocked 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 Protesters flocked to him to erase the names and replace them with hearts. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026 A little over an hour after first responders flocked to the bus crash site, Silverman arrived. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 Visitors from across Bolivia and beyond have flocked to the Senda Verde Wildlife Sanctuary, where Tigrino has lived since 2017, when a family brought him there after trying unsuccessfully to make a house cat of him. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 The bet seemed to be paying off Friday, as thousands of adults flocked to local branches to snag library cards featuring the adorable anthropomorphic gang on launch day. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 City residents and library advocates flocked to the following City Council meeting to urge representatives to keep library cuts minimal. — Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 15 Sep. 2026 Washington did grow, and for years tourists and residents flocked to the Capitol’s wide terrace overlooking the National Mall, especially at sunset. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026 Britain's Prince William and Princess Anne were among the royals who flocked to Oslo to pay tribute to Harald on Wednesday. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flocked
  1. crowded
  2. invaded
  3. thronged
  4. swarmed
Verb
  • At high tide, sunbathers crowded into a neat line in front of the dunes, with the surf tickling their toes.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Gang Green’s injury list is crowded entering Sunday’s game against Green Bay.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of crowded
Verb
  • The relentless daily attacks underscore the lack of significant progress in diplomatic efforts to end the fighting more than four years after Russia invaded its neighbor.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The war's relentless daily attacks underscore the absence of any significant progress in diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting, more than four years after Russia invaded its neighbor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of invaded
Verb
  • Following the advice of food bloggers and influencers, overzealous visitors have thronged a rifugio (refuge) in Italy’s Val di Fassa valley, all because of this traditional pastry.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Tens of thousands thronged Tiananmen Square and surrounding streets in Beijing in 1976, after the death of Zhou Enlai, the People’s Republic’s first and widely respected premier.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of thronged
Verb
  • Most impressive to this point is the Cincinnati defense, which swarmed the Texans in Houston last Sunday.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Journalists and attendees swarmed the room at the town’s Kursaal Theater, where a jovial Pitt made his first San Sebastián appearance since the 2009 presentation of Inglourious Basterds alongside filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of swarmed

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“Flocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flocked. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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