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hived

verb

past tense of hive

as in swarmed

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The challenge was to see how many passes each team could complete before they were dispossessed as opponents swarmed all over them.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
And when the sun went down again the clouds were pink and then blue and then darker, and stars swarmed in.

— Gabriel Winslow-Yost, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Definition of swarmed

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Performance, fashion, choreography, and storytelling merged into a single visual package that could be broadcast repeatedly into millions of homes.

— Kara Rogers Britannica Editors July 21, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
The company had an enterprise value of nearly $6 billion after Saudi telco stc merged its own tower portfolio with TAWAL in 2024.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 20 July 2026

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George Pickens generates crowd excitement The crowd on-hand at the River Ridge Playing Fields in Oxnard wasn’t packed by any means in the middle of a weekday, but there were a good amount of youth groups and Cowboys fans on-hand.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Down below, the famous thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan is packed full of commuters and tourists.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026

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Yet American students and scholars flocked in droves to theory, perceiving in its recondite abstractions a thrilling new way of understanding the world—even, some believed, of changing it.

— Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
As millions of visitors flocked to the coast for a reprieve from the heat, lifeguards across California have sprung into action, making thousands of rescues over the last few days, some of which have gone viral on social media.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

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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
Khomeini's funeral saw chaotic scenes as millions thronged his mourning ceremony and trip to the cemetery.

— NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026

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Stir flour mixture into banana mixture until just combined; stir in pecans.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Jase Bowen hit his first major league homer, Ty France drove in three runs and three San Diego Padres pitchers combined on a two-hitter Friday night in a 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

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