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Recent Examples of hive
Noun
This might sound ridiculous to anyone outside the hive, but Swift actively encourages this kind of analysis and listicle-bait with borderline psychotic schemes. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025 The worker who died, Nicolas Lopez Soto, 65, was in a lift with another worker removing stucco from a Scottsdale assisted living facility so a beekeeper could get at a hive, according to a report by the Industrial Commission of Arizona. Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Researchers trained a small group of foragers to visit a feeder located north of a hive along a gravel road. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025 One of the game's best sections – and one that probably plays really well in its VR counterpart – involves facehuggers and roaming around a hive unarmed while the Xenomorphs aren't a threat. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hive
Noun
  • There’s also a replica of the Florida Everglades, The Treewalk Village, a playground and a holiday season visual show, Luminosa, where lanterns light 13 acres amid live music, food and cultural offerings.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • There’s even one at a playground and picnic area for the kids to enjoy.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Although they were once swarmed by fans and paparazzi at every turn, the actors have had a more relaxed relationship with the media in recent years.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • What To Do About Honeybee Swarms Honey bee colonies reproduce by swarming.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The ivory tower is losing luster by the second, after campuses around the country proved to be hotbeds of antisemitism, grade inflation has spiked rather than dissipated, and outrageous tuitions fund outlandish administrative salaries.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Boston has been something of a hotbed for autonomous vehicle development.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • You’re not treated great either; you’re herded around like cattle.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Some 845,000 hectares of pasturelands are resting and recovering from overgrazing while herding communities transform shorn cashmere into sustainable fiber for luxury markets.
    Kaveh Zahedi, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In 2021, after homing in on wet processing as a major hot spot, Kering purchased the first 15 of PlanetCare’s commercial microfiber filters, capable of capturing 90 percent of shed strands, to install in several knitwear facilities in Italy.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Prisons have become a coronavirus hot spot in several states.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In ever greater numbers, Elizabeth’s subjects flocked north to ingratiate themselves with the Queen’s likely successor.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Instagram users flocked to the comments section of her old post, reflecting on her message of unity and peace.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Along the road, shoppers thronged the market stalls, buying live chickens, vegetables, spices, snacks, and sundries.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Most of the people thronging the market were there to buy gold coins or bars — not jewelry — Mahavir Kothari, a wholesaler of precious metals in Zaveri Bazaar told CNBC.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The source of the flare is an active galactic nucleus, or AGN — a bright, compact region at the center of a galaxy — and it’s powered by a supermassive black hole that is actively feeding on material.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Global capability centers have evolved far beyond tech support, but their growth presents challenges for multinationals and Indian cities alike.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Hive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hive. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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