HIVE Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of hive

as in playground

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verb

as in to swarm

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Recent Examples of hive

Noun

However, what hasn’t changed is that Hollywood (not a place but a swarming hive with no geographical boundaries) depends on the interaction of its human elements which is conducted under great financial and emotional pressure. — Rick Nicita, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 From that central hive, passengers can head off to, say, the two-story beach club with dining at water level (and space for 24). — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

The company’s new Aura software measures hive health, pollen counts, and pesticide prevalence across its 2,200 hives spread around more than 70 cities. — Drew Robb, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hive

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Noun

The district had already removed the playground instruments, lowered one parking lot light and planted additional landscaping, according to a March update.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
According to the family's attorney, Russell Button, the girl had wandered away from the playground at BeYOUtiful Beginnings daycare and made her way to Parkwood Hill Boulevard.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

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Verb

Tu Sweet went in confidently onto the dance floor and within ten seconds he was just swarmed and beaten up quite severely.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026
While the buzzards are swarming over Benchmark International Arena and everyone from Montreal to San Jose is salivating over the prospect of pulling the reigning Hart Trophy winner away, the Lightning have no plans to trade Kucherov.

— Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of swarm

Noun

The Milk District is a culinary hotbed these days, but times have changed.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Yet the group secured a booking, other groups like the Ramones, Blondie and Talking Heads soon followed suit, and by 1975 CBGB was the hotbed of a scene and sound that would eventually revolutionize rock music.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of hotbed

Verb

Colonialism herded these Indigenous communities directly in the path of the bears’ ancient migration, and now hunting regulations hamper their ability to manage the population.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Even the process by which animals are herded onto the trucks is often highly stressful, with frightened animals pushed, prodded, pulled, and otherwise handled roughly.

— Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of herd

Noun

With a menu and prices that cater to the families and a hot spot for those looking for an evening out, The Pike will open this month at 36 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton.

— Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
The urban retreat will be perched in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur (in the Golden Triangle District, a cultural hot spot in the metropolis) and will be home to only suites—268, to be exact.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of hot spot

Verb

This flocked wreath lights up and is adorned with a silky velvet green ribbon at less than $20.

— Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2026
Falkman was studying at Pratt Institute and Paretti served as his guide to the art world and the bohemian crowd that flocked to the Chelsea Hotel.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of flock

Noun

The Clippers were without center Isaiah Jackson (groin), as well as former Pelicans star Brandon Ingram (heel), who is close to his debut for his new team.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
At least 55 Ukrainians were killed Monday when Russia bombed a school building used as a shelter and aid center in Zaporizhzhia, one of the deadliest incidents of a conflict in its fifth year.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of center

Verb

During the peak of the late-2010s streetwear boom, the locale was consistently thronged with teens and twenty-somethings who would camp out for hours ahead of big drops.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
While midday crowds throng under a brilliant sky on Milan’s Piazza del Duomo, darkness gathers behind the windows of the nearby Palazzo Reale, where the vernissage for a major Francis Picabia retrospective has just begun.

— Nicole Kaack, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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