gaggles

noun

plural of gaggle
as in swarms

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  1. swarms
  2. schools
  3. pods
  4. colonies
Noun
  • Jurado, who represents Boyle Heights, says families have had to deal with swarms of flies, rodents and strong odors from the roughly 85 million pounds of rotten food left behind after the fire.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Human control and drone swarms The drone strike kits would also enable SkyFall’s Shrike drones to receive future software updates that could enable a single human operator to command an autonomous swarm of drones to attack targets.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of swarms
Noun
  • However, du Plessis identifies the crucial challenge of expanding beyond the South Asian diaspora, advocating for widespread visibility in American culture and integrating cricket into schools to foster new fans and local talent.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Officials raised the alert level to red in Sacatepéquez, Escuintla and Chimaltenango, where about 29,000 people are affected by ashfall and schools remain closed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of schools
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  • The vehicle also features an asymmetric tapering glass roof and integrated Formula One-style side pods to feed clean air to the mid-mounted Ilmor block.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Many people think the blooms and seed pods resemble a spider.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of pods
Noun
  • These pristine epicenters of biodiversity are teeming with life, from thriving coral reefs to sharks and seabird colonies.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Urquharts first visited these colonies in 1976, and National Geographic published a cover story on their breakthrough.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of colonies
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