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
The brand has seen more Gen-Z customers flocking to Worn Wear—not to mention massive viewership of its DIY repair videos on YouTube.
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Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Tickets for the movie start at $104, and people are flocking to see the show.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Mexicans won’t be the only fans flocking to the match.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Anecdotal reports about scores of young men flocking to church or joining religious communities like Eastern Orthodoxy seem to grab headlines.
—Ryan Burge, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
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Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Tickets for the movie start at $104, and people are flocking to see the show.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Mexicans won’t be the only fans flocking to the match.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Anecdotal reports about scores of young men flocking to church or joining religious communities like Eastern Orthodoxy seem to grab headlines.
—Ryan Burge, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flocking
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With its crisp bubbles and endless flavor options, the drink has exploded in popularity, crowding store shelves and trending across social media.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Witnesses said teens flooded the restaurant after football games, shooting fireworks and crowding the lobby.—
Robert Anglen,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Sustainable peace requires genuine, enforceable guarantees that clearly deter Putin from ever invading Ukraine again.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The invading particle does not stop there.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Daniels, meanwhile, was hit 10 times by Green Bay’s swarming defense and faced pressure on nearly half of his dropbacks.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The 1950s saw the Type 1 spread globally, especially swarming roads in the United States during the 1960s.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Flocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flocking. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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