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Recent Examples of flocked
For the past week, as the New York Knicks have won their first two games in their first NBA finals appearance since 1999, New Yorkers have flocked to bars, parks, and streets to turn the city into a watch party extending just about anywhere where there is a TV screen in sight.
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Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
In the meantime, patients have flocked to online forums such as Reddit to share resources and experiences.
—Lauren Schneider, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
Throughout the nineteenth century, American sculptors flocked to the Eternal City to be closer to the source—to the abundance of antiquities but also to the Apuan Alps in the north, with their marble quarries.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Prince fans flocked to the mural in downtown Minneapolis and his gold star at First Avenue to kick off a weeklong celebration for what would have been his 68th birthday.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 7 June 2026
The scene at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on May 31 was full of color and noise as the red, white and blue of the US matched up against the green of the Senegalese fans that flocked to North Carolina’s biggest city.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Investors also flocked toward cybersecurity stock Fortinet , which finished the week with an RSI of 76.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 June 2026
During the Grand Tour era in the 18th century, poets, painters, and aristocrats flocked here to admire the city’s ancient ruins and baroque art and architecture—still valid reasons to visit now, though today’s travelers will find plenty of modern pleasures as well.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
As the chants continued, fans flocked from all corners of the stadium like moths to a flame, and the group grew from a few dozen to a few hundred.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
In the meantime, patients have flocked to online forums such as Reddit to share resources and experiences.
—Lauren Schneider, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
Throughout the nineteenth century, American sculptors flocked to the Eternal City to be closer to the source—to the abundance of antiquities but also to the Apuan Alps in the north, with their marble quarries.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Prince fans flocked to the mural in downtown Minneapolis and his gold star at First Avenue to kick off a weeklong celebration for what would have been his 68th birthday.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 7 June 2026
The scene at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on May 31 was full of color and noise as the red, white and blue of the US matched up against the green of the Senegalese fans that flocked to North Carolina’s biggest city.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Investors also flocked toward cybersecurity stock Fortinet , which finished the week with an RSI of 76.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 June 2026
During the Grand Tour era in the 18th century, poets, painters, and aristocrats flocked here to admire the city’s ancient ruins and baroque art and architecture—still valid reasons to visit now, though today’s travelers will find plenty of modern pleasures as well.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
As the chants continued, fans flocked from all corners of the stadium like moths to a flame, and the group grew from a few dozen to a few hundred.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flocked
Verb
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Here’s what the facility, located on a busy arterial crowded with large commercial vehicles, has looked like this week.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Many more friends and tavern regulars crowded into the room to find out how the board would vote with regard to Plyler’s agreement.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
Verb
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When the United States and its allies invaded Europe on June 6, 1944, or D-Day, Orlando was paying close attention.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2026
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June 6 is also the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, when Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, turning the tide of the war in Europe.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Behind Anthropic’s meteoric rise are the developers who thronged the London hall this week, eating free lunch and dinner, and accepting complimentary mini computers.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
22 May 2026
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In a cell-phone video of the opening, the space was thronged with people.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Fans swarmed to the front gate of the bleachers to get a closer look at Netherlands captain and star center back Virgil van Dijk.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Last Wednesday, the hotel was swarmed with guys sporting shaggy haircuts, all looking like Geese frontman Cameron Winter.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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“Flocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flocked. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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