HIVED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

hived

verb

past tense of hive

as in swarmed

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More than 360 deputies swarmed the campus, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
More than 360 deputies swarmed the campus, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.

— Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of swarmed

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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

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If Congress legally merged the two funds, combined reserves would last until 2034 and then cover 83% of benefits, according to CRFB.

— Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
Since American Airlines merged with US Airways, American has dominated passenger traffic at CLT.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of merged

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The incident occurred in a typically busy area packed with evening commuters.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Hearings were packed with lawyers from federal, state and local governments, as well as civil rights groups that filed friend of the court briefs.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of packed

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Some 65 designers flocked to the Nigerian metropolis to showcase their collections to an audience of press, influencers, and other industry figures.

— Ezreen Benissan, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of flocked

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These libraries are much wider than the book versions, their contents taped together or rubber-banded so the pieces don’t get lost.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
People are also poking fun at the fact that Kaydee is banded, which looks like the eagle version of an ankle monitor.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of banded

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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
Thousands of sheep and goats thronged the streets of the Spanish capital on Sunday, drawing large crowds of tourists and locals alike to watch an annual festival recreating the pastoral practice of moving livestock to new grazing grounds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of thronged

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The teams combined atomic-scale simulations with electron microscopy and experiments to see how changes in the two materials could help meet growing demand for denser data storage as AI use expands.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
The teams combined for 1,220 yards of offense — 894 of those before halftime — but a few defensive plays in the fourth quarter were as big as any of the game's 13 plays of at least 30 yards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

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