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 Instead, as would later happen in Kansas and Nebraska, slaveowners and Southern sympathizers on the one hand and abolitionists and Free-Soilers on the other all flocked to California to try to tip the political scales in their favor. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 This year, audiences flocked to features by filmmakers who cut their teeth on online shorts, like Curry Barker (Obsession), Kane Parsons (Backrooms) and Markiplier (Iron Lung). — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026 When chef Clay Conley and the Ember Group opened the second location of Conley’s popular Palm Beach restaurant Buccan in Coral Gables earlier this year, diners flocked to see what the fuss was about. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 Investors have flocked to sports because of their scarcity value, lucrative media rights, improving profitability, fan loyalty and AI-proofness. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Over time, fans have flocked to the website to call the restaurants ideal places for celebrating anniversaries and other special occasions. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026 So, customers have flocked to SendCutSend, including Zipline, Telo Trucks, Neros, Waymo, K2 Space, Relativity, Anduril, and Castelion, along with 60% of the Fortune 500. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Semiconductors — The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) climbed nearly 3%, fresh off nine consecutive losing days, as traders flocked back to the tech space and took a risk-on posture. — Deena Zaidi,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 The Kabuki Theater in San Francisco was the documentary’s top gross, which stands to reason as tech heads flocked to the film. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flocked
  1. crowded
  2. invaded
  3. thronged
  4. swarmed
Verb
  • The building was under construction on a busy commercial street in the Eastleigh area, which is often crowded with thousands of traders and residents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Mythical beings hover over apocalyptic scenes crowded with tiny, ghostly figures, which seem to emerge from the paint.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of crowded
Verb
  • The day after Israel's modern independence, the armies of Egypt, Syria, Transjordan, Lebanon, and Iraq, with a Saudi contingent in tow, invaded.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Putin’s statements, in an interview with Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin broadcast late Thursday, doubled down on his claims to territory in Ukraine that Russia invaded and illegally annexed in 2022.
    — Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of invaded
Verb
  • Cornell students, professors and others thronged a campus plaza Monday to protest the university’s response to the matter.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The homes of most other celebrities aren’t thronged by adoring fans, certainly not half a century after their deaths.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of thronged
Verb
  • Continue reading ⦠-- IN OTHER NEWS OUT OF BOUNDS â Enes Kanter Freedom swarmed by police officers while trying to enter WNBA Finals.
    — , FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Scores of residents were evacuated from their homes near the base as armed police officers and army bomb-disposal experts swarmed the rural area.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of swarmed

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