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as in masses
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 swarms
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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Recent Examples of herds
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
Expect to spy herds of elephants or noisy hippos wading in the river just a few feet away.
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Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Federal authorities last year ordered the removal of herds from protected Indigenous territory on the world's largest river island, Bananal Island.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
During the Sudanese civil war, South Sudan’s elephant population plummeted from 100,000 to 5,000 over three decades, as herds of gentle bystanders got caught in the crossfire.
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The Los Angeles Times,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
This island has two main herds which span both Maryland and Virginia.
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Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Livestock herds take years to rebuild to pre-drought levels.
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Bruce Blythe,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
Years of drought and high input costs drove ranchers to thin their herds, and analysts do not expect supply to recover before 2028.
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Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
The state created protocols to protect Florida's cattle herds from the parasitic fly one day after it was found in Texas and enacted a temporary moratorium on the importation of warm-blooded animals from affected areas through Friday.
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Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
However, one quick look at what companies like Boston Dynamics has achieved with robots like the rather creepy dog-like ‘Spot,’ who herds sheep in New Zealand, and the possibilities seem endless.
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Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
Large pathogen-free herds are sustained for selective breeding and organ production.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
Expect to spy herds of elephants or noisy hippos wading in the river just a few feet away.
—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Federal authorities last year ordered the removal of herds from protected Indigenous territory on the world's largest river island, Bananal Island.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
During the Sudanese civil war, South Sudan’s elephant population plummeted from 100,000 to 5,000 over three decades, as herds of gentle bystanders got caught in the crossfire.
—
The Los Angeles Times,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
This island has two main herds which span both Maryland and Virginia.
—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Livestock herds take years to rebuild to pre-drought levels.
—
Bruce Blythe,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
Years of drought and high input costs drove ranchers to thin their herds, and analysts do not expect supply to recover before 2028.
—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
The state created protocols to protect Florida's cattle herds from the parasitic fly one day after it was found in Texas and enacted a temporary moratorium on the importation of warm-blooded animals from affected areas through Friday.
—
Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Verb
The father gently herds his family toward her glass booth.
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Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
However, one quick look at what companies like Boston Dynamics has achieved with robots like the rather creepy dog-like ‘Spot,’ who herds sheep in New Zealand, and the possibilities seem endless.
—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for herds
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Birders seek out flocks attracted to the park during the migration seasons.
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The same strain has forced record culls and pushed up egg prices across North America and Europe, and Australian flocks have no exposure to it.
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Mexico enters a must-win World Cup knockout against Ecuador at Azteca after a perfect group stage, three clean sheets and record-shattering crowds.
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Travelers can arrive only 15 minutes before departure, skip the usual airport crowds with minimal security screening in a private, quiet terminal, and fly aboard a 30-seat semi-private jet with unlimited snacks and drinks.
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Their strategy focuses on low-cost drone swarms, maximizing pilot effectiveness.
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Every wedding, every cherry blossom season in Japan, every birth, reactor accidents too, swarms of insects, kittens playing with woolen balls, people disfigured by war, palm trees at sunset—five billion photos a day.
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What drives so many people to 1) use racial slurs, then 2) go on Love Island USA?
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This sector, focusing on vessels over 30 meters, drives manufacturing, skilled employment, and tourism.
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But that one course, Sugarloaf Golf Club, is also one of the few publics in the Northeast to have made Golf Digest’s Top 100, a Robert Trent Jones II classic with drop dead views on nearly every hole, carved from a gorgeous wilderness teeming with moose and other wildlife.
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Museums are sincerely trying to connect with their publics (even if these are often cast as consumers), and the horizon for that experiment is almost limitless.
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With their billowing sails, teakwood decks and mazes of ropes and rigging, ships like Eagle draw throngs of visitors hoping to get a glimpse of the past.
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The throngs of teenagers doing back flips into the Canal Saint-Martin and playing soccer in the street set the mood for the week.
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In 2008, xenophobic riots left more than 60 dead — some burned alive by mobs — and tens of thousands displaced.
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The New York Anti-Abolition Riots began as mobs attacked large swaths of New York City, targeting homes, churches and businesses of Black residents and known abolitionists.
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For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.
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Kai Cenat's Streamer University program went awry after hordes of people crowded an audition site in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to several arrests, according to police.
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“Herds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herds. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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