flocked

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 Supporters flocked there, the club went on to sign Shearer for a world-record fee and, suddenly, potential was irrelevant. George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Team Coco followers flocked to the comments section on YouTube to commiserate over O’Brien’s, err, wet look. Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026 Chinese biotech firms have flocked to the city’s bourse amid a government push and as innovative drugmakers’ financing needs grow. Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 July 2026 His teammates flocked to him, reaching over the railing for high-fives. Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 As a wave of wealth has flocked to South Florida over the last few years, Miami‘s transformation has been impossible to miss. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 July 2026 In Italy, where the home team failed to even qualify for the tournament, audiences flocked to the Spain-Argentina final. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 July 2026 Customers are happy about the Thin cookie giveaway Customers excited about the deal flocked to comments when the chain posted about the giveaway on their social media pages. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Wealthy donors have largely flocked to Bronin’s and Larson’s campaigns, both as individual contributors or funneled through political action committees. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flocked
Verb
  • Residents say that likely saved lives, as people crowded into aging 12- and 14-foot aluminum boats powered by decades-old motors.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • People crowded the entrance as if waiting for their boarding group to be called, which didn’t make sense to me — there were no overhead bins to claim!
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Seven months after the essay appeared, Putin invaded Ukraine.
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Beregovsky and other academics from the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences were evacuated to the eastern republic of Bashkir.
    Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
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  • Over the past two days crowds have thronged the central mosque where coffins containing the bodies of Khamenei and several of his family members were placed on display.
    Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Khomeini's funeral saw chaotic scenes as millions thronged his mourning ceremony and trip to the cemetery.
    NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • The predator that found paradise Blue crabs swarmed quietly for decades around the Po Delta lagoons.
    Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • About an hour later, neighbors heard sirens as an ambulance, a fire truck, and police swarmed the area.
    Eric Adler July 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

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“Flocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flocked. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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