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Recent Examples of flocked
During the meme stock frenzy, traders flocked to online forums such as Reddit’s WallStreetBets, where ideas spread at a rapid pace and unprecedented scale.
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Yun Li,kate Rooney,alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
For decades, those in Region C have said more water is needed to quench the thirst population and business growth that has flocked to North Texas; meanwhile, Region D residents have pleaded for alternative options that wouldn’t displace them.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Last weekend, more than 400 shacks speckled the frozen bay, Bloedorn recalled, as ice anglers flocked to the Upper Peninsula to take advantage of perfect ice conditions.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Newlyweds have flocked to the region for centuries due to its stunning natural beauty, and the mountains are packed with adults-only resorts.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
In the days since, JCPS staff and community members have flocked to social media to express their discontent over this last-minute change.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
While other brands have flocked to Amazon as of late, ABH has been on it for some time to prevent fakes being sold on the site.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Gold is the most obvious example and the one the investors, unsurprisingly, flocked to on Tuesday.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The championship party rages on in Miami Beach as thousands of college football fans and locals flocked to South Beach to celebrate a free concert ahead of the collegiate title game between the Miami Hurricanes and Indiana Hoosiers on Monday night.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Yun Li,kate Rooney,alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
For decades, those in Region C have said more water is needed to quench the thirst population and business growth that has flocked to North Texas; meanwhile, Region D residents have pleaded for alternative options that wouldn’t displace them.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Last weekend, more than 400 shacks speckled the frozen bay, Bloedorn recalled, as ice anglers flocked to the Upper Peninsula to take advantage of perfect ice conditions.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Newlyweds have flocked to the region for centuries due to its stunning natural beauty, and the mountains are packed with adults-only resorts.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
In the days since, JCPS staff and community members have flocked to social media to express their discontent over this last-minute change.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
While other brands have flocked to Amazon as of late, ABH has been on it for some time to prevent fakes being sold on the site.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Gold is the most obvious example and the one the investors, unsurprisingly, flocked to on Tuesday.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The championship party rages on in Miami Beach as thousands of college football fans and locals flocked to South Beach to celebrate a free concert ahead of the collegiate title game between the Miami Hurricanes and Indiana Hoosiers on Monday night.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flocked
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Meta appears to be struggling to catch up in a field crowded with rivals who have demonstrated much greater success in developing AI models – notably Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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More than twenty‑five thousand people crowded into Shibe Park, including throngs of young people who made the gathering feel more like a festival than a political convention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nearly four years later, Russian forces continue to grind along the front lines achieving incremental territorial gains at an extremely high cost, while Ukraine has managed to retake vast areas that Moscow initially invaded.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Pastor says protesters invaded church A Minnesota church targeted by an anti-ICE protest Sunday decried it as unlawful, while one of the protest leaders called for the resignation of a church leader who works at a local ICE office.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Minneapolis cineplexes, at least, will be thronged as Hotdish Brigade moms seek relief from clouds of pepper spray.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Thousands of people thronged the snowy streets of the Greenlandic capital of Nuuk on Saturday to have their say on a transatlantic crisis that has shaken the 76-year-old NATO alliance.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Experts questioned why the group of agents swarmed Good’s vehicle, why the officer who fired positioned himself in front of it, and whether the officer was in fact in danger of being hit given Good was turning her wheel away from him.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trump administration officials and allies swarmed the airwaves to blame Pretti for his own death remarkably quickly.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Flocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flocked. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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