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Definition of hive

as in playground

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verb

as in to swarm

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Noun

The queen lays the eggs, 1,000 a day; the drones’ sole purpose is to mate with the queen; worker bees forage for nectar and pollen, as well as build, repair, and defend the hive. — Richard Schiffman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026 The semiotics of the badge signal a sort of hive-mind curation, a global book group that has determined that this book, of all the millions of books, is worthy of promotion. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026 Against the backdrop of a bright-yellow 1890s railway depot that’s now a local history museum, this market is a hive of downtown activity. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 One facility, under the banks of the Seine near the Place du Canada, is a hive of pumps, pipes and machinery. — Francois De Beaupuy, Fortune, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hive

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Noun

For 80 years, the sector has served as little more than an economist’s playground, focusing in on efficiency.

— Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The village administration office closed, and the school playground was cordoned off.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of playground

Verb

As the movie shows, local foodies would swarm the ocean whenever striped bass appeared, reeling them in with pieces of Wonder Bread and then whacking them on the head.

— Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Krukow says ‘thank you’ to fans Fans have swarmed to support Krukow, with hundreds of positive comments and thousands of likes filling up the various social media posts announcing his retirement.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of swarm

Noun

Throughout the night, Allie and Owen’s paths continue to cross in the hotbed of lust sweeping across the Big Apple, leading each to wonder if they are truly meant for each other or just there to exist as the means for a desperate encounter.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Dance In recent years, a small loft above a beauty-supply store in East Williamsburg has emerged as a hotbed of dance experimentation.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of hotbed

Verb

Few fishing experiences rival the rush of easing close to hundreds of seabirds swooping and diving on baitfish being herded and mauled by a school of slashing striped bass.

— Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
The exemption was created in 2022 and later extended to account for the around-the-clock nature of herding work.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of herd

Noun

Opponents said that earlier ordinance, which allowed home sizes to more than double to 3,000 square feet, threatened to turn the island into Georgia’s next coastal development hot spot.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Local authorities are trying to capitalize on The Odyssey buzz to turn the tiny Mediterranean island into a tourist hot spot.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of hot spot

Verb

As more and more people flock to the parks, overcrowding has begun to cause harm to the land’s natural resources, disrupting the delicately balanced ecosystem that makes the place so special.

— Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Underneath a giant tent with rows of colorful lanterns, crowds of hungry visitors flocked Saturday to stalls dishing out plates of teriyaki chicken, karaage and okonomiyaki pancakes.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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Iran has issued a list of concessions the US must make in order for the vital Strait of Hormuz to be reopened, once again bringing the waterway center-stage in Tehran’s dealings with Washington.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
His early memories center on 2005’s Axis of Evil tour, during which Ahmed Ahmed, Maz Jobrani, Aron Kader, and Dean Obeidallah set out to contend with an American public still living under the cloud of the World Trade Center attack.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of center

Verb

That’s when the north grounds of President's Park were thronged with booths, and attending crowds watched horse racing and cockfighting, according to the White House Historical Association.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Over the past two days crowds have thronged the central mosque where coffins containing the bodies of Khamenei and several of his family members were placed on display.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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