as in crowding
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 flocking
Built around a natural mineral spring, tourists have been flocking to this charming retreat for years.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Of course, loyal customers already knew that, flocking in for hearty meatloaf and smothered pork chops.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Whatever the motivation, residents have been flocking to the city’s Community Yard Sale Series both as shoppers and vendors.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
Manatee season in Florida typically runs from mid-November through March 31, when dropping ocean temperatures send the gentle giants flocking to warmer inland springs and power plant discharge canals.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Of course, loyal customers already knew that, flocking in for hearty meatloaf and smothered pork chops.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Whatever the motivation, residents have been flocking to the city’s Community Yard Sale Series both as shoppers and vendors.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
Manatee season in Florida typically runs from mid-November through March 31, when dropping ocean temperatures send the gentle giants flocking to warmer inland springs and power plant discharge canals.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flocking
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Sidewalk chaos concerns Residents in Chicago have already raised alarms about delivery robots crowding sidewalks and creating hazards.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Two days later, Abdul Basir Watan joined dozens of inmates' families crowding outside the hospital in central Kabul.—
Fazelminallah Qazizai,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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The same belief system that pushed him to advocate for invading Iraq has driven him to speak out forcefully on immigration, on LGBT rights, and so on.—
Suzanne Schneider,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Mar. 2026
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Harold is known as the last Anglo-Saxon king who strove valiantly against invading threats, but whose efforts were ultimately futile, Wright added.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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The slower movement had a swarming, rich sound.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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Tiny eye-biting flies are swarming all over the San Gabriel Valley and pestering residents.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Everything around him pounding in its pulse, the song of the world thronging in all its discord.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Nowhere perhaps was the searing heat more evident than at Melbourne Park, where the usual crowds thronging outside the Australian Open tennis tournament dwindled to a ghost town as temperatures soared.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Flocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flocking. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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