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as in swarms
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a flock of obstreperous reporters at the press conference
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Recent Examples of flocks
Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
But farmers have been rapidly replenishing flocks that died or had to be destroyed.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), Great Pyrenees were originally bred as livestock guardian dogs, tasked with protecting flocks in mountainous regions between France and Spain.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Studt recommends heading over to one of Palm Beach County’s larger nature preserves, such as Cypress Creek Natural Area in Jupiter or Loxahatchee Slough in Palm Beach Gardens, to catch a glimpse of the spirited flocks.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Cliff swallows are highly social and travel in large flocks.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Owners of all flocks, large and small, must remain vigilant with their biosecurity to prevent the virus's introduction.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The virus was confirmed in two backyard flocks located in New London County and New Haven County, according to the Connecticut Department of Agriculture.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
There have been four detections of bird flu in poultry flocks in Wisconsin so far in 2026, according to the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
The movie considered what would happen if flocks of birds, animals that linger in the background of many of our daily lives, suddenly rose up and attacked a small coastal town in California.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
But farmers have been rapidly replenishing flocks that died or had to be destroyed.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), Great Pyrenees were originally bred as livestock guardian dogs, tasked with protecting flocks in mountainous regions between France and Spain.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Studt recommends heading over to one of Palm Beach County’s larger nature preserves, such as Cypress Creek Natural Area in Jupiter or Loxahatchee Slough in Palm Beach Gardens, to catch a glimpse of the spirited flocks.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Cliff swallows are highly social and travel in large flocks.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Owners of all flocks, large and small, must remain vigilant with their biosecurity to prevent the virus's introduction.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The virus was confirmed in two backyard flocks located in New London County and New Haven County, according to the Connecticut Department of Agriculture.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
There have been four detections of bird flu in poultry flocks in Wisconsin so far in 2026, according to the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flocks
Noun
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Bee swarms are a natural process in which a large group of bees leaves an existing hive to start a new colony, according to Iowa State University.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Iran has wreaked havoc on military bases, tourist centers and data centers used by America’s largest tech giants with swarms of low-cost Shahed drones that cost between $20,000 and $50,000, according to public estimates.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Many ranchers have been forced to sell off large portions or even their entire herds to cope with the dry conditions.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The elders will die, abandoned by their children, and their reindeer will be slaughtered or absorbed into bigger industrial-sized herds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Filming in front of real audiences, alongside real racers and real pit crews, the director crowds the screen with people.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
13 Dec. 2025
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Long takes emphasize the mental labor of Hujar’s self-exploration, and Sachs’s framing (with cinematography by Alex Ashe) crowds the pair together to evoke the intimacy of their talk.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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Vast plazas are missing the typical throngs of faithful and tourists.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Two small tents shaded those who got there earliest, leaving throngs of fans — the rest of us — to bake in the sun as security locked our phones in pouches.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Acute myeloid leukemia begins in the bone marrow and typically invades the bloodstream thereafter, according to the American Cancer Society.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Single-digit cold invades North Around the same time as the heat starts blasting Phoenix, the polar vortex — a system that usually keeps frigid air penned up near the North Pole — is forecast to send its chill deep into the Midwest and East, even bordering some of the Southeast, Maue said.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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And since the album came out, hordes of fans have turned into armchair investigators, trying to assess which songs may contain AI.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2026
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Us senior surfers need to stick together to hold off the hordes of nasty agro kidbots that are violently intent on world domination and the spread of nuclear surf rabies and mad Red Bull disease.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Flocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flocks. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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