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as in flock
a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together the great herds of cattle that cowboys once drove across the plains

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as in populace
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite aspire to achieve something, to distinguish yourself from the herd

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as in throng
a great number of persons or things massed together gearing up for the herd of holiday shoppers at the mall on the day after Thanksgiving

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herd

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verb

as in to drive
to urge, push, or force onward the guards briskly herded us through the museum in order to prevent overcrowding

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“Herd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herd. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022.

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