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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

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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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Adding to the odds, turkey flocks in Cambria appear to be getting bigger. — Kathe Tanner, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026 So, what did Wild Florida look like before flocks of people made this place home base? — Candace Barone, Florida Times-Union, 15 Aug. 2026 In Florida, seeing flocks of tourists with peeling skin and painful-looking burns is almost a part of life. — Mariana Zapata, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026 The only states not reporting a salmonella outbreak related to backyard flocks are South Carolina, New Mexico, Arizona, Delaware, Rhode Island and Hawaii. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 The last shepherds who tended their flocks while walking on stilts disappeared. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 Captive flocks were established, and Canada geese were reintroduced back into native areas by transplanting geese from those captive or existing flocks. — Mark Vrtiska, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 This is a key theme sure to resonate strongly with the young fan base that flocks to every iteration of this franchise. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 July 2026 The approach is partly inspired by collective behavior found in nature, including bird flocks and insect colonies. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

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Another tale describes maintenance workers at the Old Zoo dumping spoiled soda syrup off the cliff, which lured swarms of bees.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drones targeting military industries and energy facilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of swarms

Noun

Finding one of the latter type of trail, however, is a big order because elk normally travel in small herds over a vast area.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026
Cow-calf ranchers, who raise permanent herds of mother calves to sell for beef, produce the supply of cows for the entire industry and have been able to hike prices.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

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Verb

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
The presentation is muddied a bit by the strong bass and lack of stereo separation, which crowds the lower registers (something that’s not helped by the recording's acoustics).

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of crowds

Noun

Right in the middle of cheering, reveling masses was MARTA — a connective system of veins that efficiently moved the happy throngs.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
These friends describe a large party on Horn Island, which is a favorite gathering spot in the summer, with throngs of people spread out in the sun and surf and around numerous boats, some of them drinking in water known to be deep and dangerous.

— Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of throngs

Verb

Some tin-pot tyrant decides their country really owns part of another and invades.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026
After their final payment to an agency in Sofia, fronted by a foreboding redhead equipped with a mechanical smile and a calculator, Russia invades Ukraine.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Definition of invades

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Since it was designated the first national recreation area in 1964, hordes of visitors have cut Lake Mead’s glassy surface with jet skis and boats, carelessly dropping belongings that may now wash up on shore.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
This is good old Mother Earth, and the Inuit people have thrived here for a few thousand years, living cheek to jowl with muskox, polar bears, caribou, tundra grizzlies, red fox, Arctic fox and hordes of ducks and geese.

— Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026

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