hives 1 of 2

plural of hive

hives

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hive

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • In some settlements, playgrounds were crowded, with five times the number of children per playground, when compared to other settlements with similar populations.
    Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • As playgrounds evolve to encourage children not just to climb and swing but to be creative, researchers have focused on how different playground designs influence play.
    Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One such label includes Seventh Avenue Brand, which is based in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the nation’s formative hotbeds of creativity.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The draw will be the highlight of the tournament for an area of the country that is one of the hotbeds for soccer in the US.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • With pink kernels that glimmer like precious stones?
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Get the recipe > Saveur’s editor at large Shane Mitchell shared these Southern-style pancakes, which get their subtle chew from fresh corn kernels.
    SAVEUR Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Each stick packs 100 mg of natural caffeine plus five essential vitamins to fuel your day and keep you feeling your best.
    Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Most of these stories are a page or two, but O’Neil packs a lot into a little space.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Scientists revealed that the nuclei of hydrogen isotopes form plasma, which, being electrically charged, can be held in isolation from the walls by a magnetic field inside the toroidal vacuum chamber of the reactor (these sorts of reactors are called tokamaks).
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
  • These particles, known as cosmic rays, are mostly composed of single protons, although heavier atomic nuclei, electrons, positrons (the antimatter counterpart of electrons), and neutrinos are all present as well.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The hustle & bustle of being near stock, options & commodities exchanges and working in pristine buildings that were the nerve centers of American enterprise & entrepreneurship.
    Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But despite limitations on the number of flights United could fly at one of its key hubs, the airline was able to offer passengers more seats in and out of Newark than in the past by using larger aircrafts.
    Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
  • China has developed regional hubs in Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Jinan, and elsewhere to bring academic, government, and private researchers together.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One of the main focuses is breeding coral species that are more resilient to future heat waves, O'Neil said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Safety and tech integration appear to be key focuses.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Hives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hives. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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