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Recent Examples of flocked
Protesters quickly flocked to the scene and clashed with other officers, who were wearing gas masks and helmets.
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Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Some have already spotted the flowers in Central Park as crowds flocked to enjoy the recent unseasonably warm weather.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Williams had also flocked to Broadview on Ash Wednesday.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Dozens flocked to City Hall, wielding signs and voicing pleas for Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty, Sacramento City Manager Maraskeshia Smith and other council members to halt construction.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Miami wasn’t a place like Silicon Valley, Dallas, Minneapolis, or New York where entrepreneurs flocked to build startups into major players in tech, health care, or financial services.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
After Missouri became a state in 1821, American settlers and French fur traders flocked to the region.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Demonstrators flocked to protests around the country to march, stand in crowds or line main streets.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Over the past couple of decades, as Silicon Valley’s tech boom drove up the cost of living, tens of thousands of people flocked to this 1,400-square-mile swath of the Central Valley.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Some have already spotted the flowers in Central Park as crowds flocked to enjoy the recent unseasonably warm weather.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Williams had also flocked to Broadview on Ash Wednesday.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Dozens flocked to City Hall, wielding signs and voicing pleas for Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty, Sacramento City Manager Maraskeshia Smith and other council members to halt construction.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Miami wasn’t a place like Silicon Valley, Dallas, Minneapolis, or New York where entrepreneurs flocked to build startups into major players in tech, health care, or financial services.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
After Missouri became a state in 1821, American settlers and French fur traders flocked to the region.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Demonstrators flocked to protests around the country to march, stand in crowds or line main streets.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Over the past couple of decades, as Silicon Valley’s tech boom drove up the cost of living, tens of thousands of people flocked to this 1,400-square-mile swath of the Central Valley.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flocked
Verb
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With such a sheer volume of work coming out, the anime market can get crowded, and its easy for these works to bleed together into a vague blob of gag comedies, action-adventure shows, and sickly-sweet romances.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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Thirteen candidates crowded into this overwhelmingly blue district’s primary.—
David Daley,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Relations with Angola soon soured and then worsened when Angola’s governor briefly invaded southern Kongo in 1622.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Israel has invaded Lebanon as the war in Iran expands in the region.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In Chula Vista, protesters thronged to a sidewalk outside a Red Lobster on H Street, amid a din of whistles and car horns.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The quayside, now planted with fast-maturing plane trees and creeper climbing the sandstone walls, is thronged on any sunny day with joggers, walkers and their dogs.—
Marie Patino,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Police eventually swarmed the property, but not before the women made a quick escape.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Suarez unleashed a loud roar, pumped both fists, and was swarmed by his jubilant (and relieved) teammates.—
Michelle Kaufman
April 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Flocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flocked. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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