Thesaurus results for FLOCKS

flocks 1 of 2

noun

plural of flock

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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as in herds

a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together a flock of sheep crossing the road

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flocks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flock

as in crowds

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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Noun

Better vaccines can keep outbreaks from destroying herds and flocks, protect food production, and reduce opportunities for pathogens to spread to people. — Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Large outbreaks force farms to cull their flocks to prevent the spread of the disease, diminishing the domestic supply of chickens and raising prices. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026 While conservationists celebrated efforts to return wolves to Europe over the past two decades, some farmers lost livestock to these predators and faced higher costs to protect their flocks. — David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 Infected flocks are quarantined, and usually the birds are destroyed. — Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The pinkish-gray sky began to reveal flocks of ducks heading out to feed. — Kody Lostroh, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026 The groups have watched pigeon flocks flee from hawks and have seen pigeons feeding crop milk, a substance adult pigeons produce near their throat, to their babies. — Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 This summer, a mosquito control company based in Silver Spring, Maryland, began introducing flocks of infertile male mosquitos in residential communities to prevent eggs from hatching. — Angie Orellana Hernandez, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 Kramer thanked YouTube native Parsons for his film Backroom, which helped energize young audiences, and also noted how the youth demographic flocks to Academy screenings of classic cinema. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

Curiously, the romance reader often flocks to a title despite—and not because of—relatability. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The government has a longstanding program to breed sterile male flies and drop swarms of them from planes to mate with wild females, causing the flies to die out.

— Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
In the early eighteenth century, the village of Gais started attracting swarms of visitors, many from abroad, who wanted to sample Gaisschottenkur, a treatment featuring goat’s whey.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of swarms

Noun

The genomic data from the samples of mink lungs and brains sent from Utah to a USDA lab shows that the mink were stricken with the same strain of the virus that has spread in dairy herds.

— Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026
Better vaccines can keep outbreaks from destroying herds and flocks, protect food production, and reduce opportunities for pathogens to spread to people.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of herds

Verb

Inventory what currently crowds your counters and cabinets — lids, wraps, measuring tools — and shop for a door rack built around those specific items rather than a one-size-fits-all unit.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
The thick dust that crowds the heart of this galaxy blocks visible light the Hubble Space Telescope previously relied on to study it.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of crowds

Noun

Salem is a vibrant, thriving, bustling city, attracting throngs of tourists in the autumn.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Guests of the hotel have a special opportunity to visit the villa privately, away from the throngs of tourists that visit from near and far.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of throngs

Verb

A couple of key injuries to defensive starters come as a high-flying offense led by quarterback Jared Goff invades Bank of America Stadium.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Damage is often concentrated in the lower areas of the plant, as Verticillium invades hosts from their base, working upwards.

— Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

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