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Recent Examples of hive
Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The hive and the base were designed by White House residence staff and hand-made by a Virginia artisan.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Nature’s drones are male bees that build the walls and octagonal cells of the hive and die after mating.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the environment in Brunello’s company is less that of a factory and more a creative hive, where workers receive higher-than-average pay and craft their garments in natural light, then share communal meals.
—Randee Dawn, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
During the peak summer months, the current hive populations have about 70,000 bees.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The hive and the base were designed by White House residence staff and hand-made by a Virginia artisan.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Nature’s drones are male bees that build the walls and octagonal cells of the hive and die after mating.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the environment in Brunello’s company is less that of a factory and more a creative hive, where workers receive higher-than-average pay and craft their garments in natural light, then share communal meals.
—Randee Dawn, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hive
Noun
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An elementary school with an elaborate playground tells parents that outdoor exploration matters here.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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In that derelict playground, Lucy reminisces about her hippie youth, then spins in joyful abandon on a rusty carrousel.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Journalists and other attendees can be seen crouched under tables as federal officers swarmed the ballroom.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Police swarmed in, and the people in the car bolted and were also on the loose in the surrounding neighborhood early Monday morning.—
Kris Habermehl,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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German immigrants brought pretzels to colonial Pennsylvania in the early 1700s and the region remains a hotbed of pretzel production.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The problem, for residents, is that the area has become a hotbed for development but not for infrastructure changes.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 23,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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That means an outside entity—known as Maxwell’s demon—could theoretically herd those molecules from one object to another preferentially, sorting the faster-moving molecules back to the hot object and the cooler ones to the cold object.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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There were few jobs in the area and his life as a pastoralist, herding his livestock from place to place, was tough.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But leading up to The Devil Wears Prada 2 (now in theaters), production designer Jess Gonchor knew the set pieces seen in the iconic 2006 blockbuster needed an aesthetic facelift—from the Runway magazine offices to our heroine’s apartment to the climactic overseas hot spot.—
Mara Reinstein,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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And so Sublime was born in 2014 as a boutique hotel with just 14 rooms, eventually turning into a five-star mainstay that took Comporta from an under-the-radar destination to a tony Portuguese hot spot for the international jet-set.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
Verb
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But even wild gusts couldn’t keep these top acts down at the three-day event, which had people flocking to the Mane Stage to see headliners Cody Johnson (Friday), Lainey Wilson (Saturday) and Post Malone (Sunday).—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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In 2020, stargazers flocked to dark sky locations to view the cosmic traveler Neowise, a visible comet then 64 million miles from Earth, with a dusty tail extending more than a million miles.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Afterward, thousands of giddy fans thronged the malecón, Havana’s seaside promenade, laughing and drinking rum.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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With more than ninety works, the galleries are thronged with beauties, many of whom refuse to be pinned down to a gender.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Downstairs, meanwhile, the finished basement could become a rec room, billiards room, or fitness center, with a large brick fireplace heating up the space.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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At the center are three siblings bound by the legacy their mother built and the unfinished business their father left behind.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Hive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hive. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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