gaggles

noun

plural of gaggle
as in swarms

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  1. swarms
  2. schools
  3. pods
  4. colonies
Noun
  • As swarms of Trump supporters waited in long security lines ahead of the speech, a chorus of top Kansas Republicans rallied the crowd.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • If Fairford is any indication, one year later, the United States is still no more capable than Russia of protecting its bases against drone swarms.
    — Christian Caryl, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of swarms
Noun
  • To make way for what will be the third reservoir to serve the canal, an area of more than 11,000 acres that is currently home to schools, churches, farms and cemeteries will have to be flooded and at least 1,600 residents re-homed.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Medical schools employ people to portray patients with specific symptoms, emotional reactions and medical histories, giving students a chance to practice everything from diagnosing illnesses to delivering difficult news.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of schools
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  • But a lot of reading today happens in diverse pods below the publishing industry’s waves.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Jax and Stew hit it off in the pods, and they ultimately got engaged.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of pods
Noun
  • To be fair, some British ships were engaged in illicit trade in the Spanish colonies.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Although iguana colonies remain relatively stable, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) still lists them as Vulnerable due to predators, mounting pollution issues, and cyclical El Niño events.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of colonies
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