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gaggle

noun

Definition of gagglenext
as in swarm

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Recent Examples of gaggle Foo Fighters are set to play inside the stadium in five hours, and Bob is with his son, 31-year-old Albert, and a gaggle of his buddies. — William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 On Saturday, in her first gaggle with reporters, Graham addressed some of voters' concerns, reiterating her commitment to do Senate work when the chamber is in session. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 The Photo app received a gaggle of AI upgrades, too, including the ability to edit photos using natural language. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026 After a late-night card game, a gaggle of American tourists venture out on a boat to do some shark-cage diving and get some unwanted company in the form of two beefy cocaine drug-runners (Jess Liaudin and Louis Mandylor). — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gaggle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaggle
  1. swarm
  2. school
  3. pod
  4. covey
  5. plump
  6. colony
Noun
  • There has been a string of alarming incidents in which swarms of rogue AI agents have hacked online platforms such as Hugging Face and surreptitiously communicated with one another on message boards.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • After realizing a swarm of AI agents broke out of testing and hacked rival companies, OpenAI paused AI training for new models and promised to strengthen its cyber defenses.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of swarm
Noun
  • The schools will experience a temporary (one-year) ban from using artificial intelligence for all students through eighth grade, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced last week.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • His high school, college and NFL jerseys hang in the hallway of the only school in town (his 2019 graduating class of 23 people is considered big here).
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of school
Noun
  • There is talk of drones, flying drones, little pods, and all sorts of other possibilities.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • If this were a movie, the camera would then pan out to show giant buildings of these pods all lined up ala the Matrix.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of pod
Noun
  • The reserve’s rich plant community features wildflowers in the spring and visitors can see the California quail gathered in coveys in the early mornings of fall and winter.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The two were part of a group quail hunting at a ranch in Texas when Cheney fired at a covey of quail, not realizing Whittington, who stayed behind to collect shot birds, had approached.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Definition of covey
Noun
  • The key to getting the aforementioned plump, glowy-looking flush even in cool, dry weather is this luxe eye and face cream set.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Loaded with zucchini, sweet corn, cherry tomatoes, and plump shrimp, this recipe builds layers of flavor in a single skillet.
    — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
Definition of plump
Noun
  • Though Argentina was never a British colony, British influence and money played a crucial role in the growth of the Argentine state in the decades after its establishment in 1816.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The impact of the law has also damaged faith in the freedoms of the former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of colony

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