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
Those flocking to the festival should also be aware that temperatures across Southern California are expected to be five to 10 degrees below normal on Saturday, then around six to 15 degrees below normal Sunday.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Look beyond where others are flocking to Look beyond the same dozen or so companies everyone talks about on campus — and that become artificially competitive as a result.
—Gorick Ng, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
There could be a massive turnaround, businesses flocking to the city, government aid turning the spigot back on, costs remaining static.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Recently, social media users began flocking online to share their own recipes.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Look beyond where others are flocking to Look beyond the same dozen or so companies everyone talks about on campus — and that become artificially competitive as a result.
—Gorick Ng, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
There could be a massive turnaround, businesses flocking to the city, government aid turning the spigot back on, costs remaining static.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Recently, social media users began flocking online to share their own recipes.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flocking
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As for crowding, Wind Cave sees its peak in summer, with around 100,000 visitors per month.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Use clean, sharp pruning tools to remove any branches growing vertically to reduce crowding and allow better airflow between the branches, which can help prevent fungal diseases.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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The tall grass and low brush keeps the snow soft for winter roosting and snow burrowing, but it’s being taken over by tamarac trees invading the edges.—
Andrew Weeks,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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The escalation has now resulted in Israel, with Trump holding their hand in this Thelma and Louise-style adventure, invading two sovereign countries (Lebanon and Iran) and brazenly hitting nuclear power plants, prompting Russia to warn the world of a potential nuclear disaster.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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Neighbors were stunned Wednesday to be awoken by federal agents swarming a home, which property records show belongs to Vice Mayor Marvin Crist.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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American companies are swarming to China’s models.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 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 20 Apr. 2026.
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