hiving

verb

present participle of hive
as in swarming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiving
  1. swarming
  2. flocking
  3. herding
  4. thronging
  5. packing
  6. merging
  7. combining
  8. connecting
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  • Reese and Canada have helped the team win all four of the Dream’s playoff games, leading a swarming defense.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The high-flying Bears finally met their match against a swarming pack of Coyotes.
    — Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of swarming
Verb
  • Now, British billionaires are flocking to low-tax destinations including Switzerland, Monaco, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The membership-only warehouse club has also benefited from consumers flocking to buy cheaper gasoline at Costco gas stations.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of flocking
Verb
  • And while his animals could pass through the vehicle barriers, the cowboys herding them could not.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • After years of herding his state’s liberal cats, Newsom treats the new breed of progressive ideologues—New York mayor Zohran Mamdani being the exemplar—as Johnny-come-latelies.
    — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of herding
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  • By the time Fly entered the booth, they were wound up and thronging the dancefloor.
    — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport is also bustling, with passengers thronging around its duty-free shops.
    — Melanie Swan, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Definition of thronging
Verb
  • That meant a busy weekend packing at her home in California before flying into Washington on Sunday evening, and meeting her new team first thing on Monday.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, Graber recommends creating a bed of packing material at the bottom of the box and packing dishes vertically.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of packing
Verb
  • By merging the two failing car companies, Marchionne created the seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer in the world, increasing Fiat’s value more than tenfold.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Heineken is also merging nine country businesses into four multicountry operating units in Europe, including one bringing together Belgium and the Netherlands and another for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of merging
Verb
  • After combining to win just 60 games over the past three seasons, good health could see the team residing in the nation’s capital crack 40 wins for the first time since 2018.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The new system takes the concept in a different direction by combining hydrogen production with chemical synthesis.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of combining
Verb
  • In 2025, two scholars of religion decided to make a multiday pilgrimage along the Kumano Kodō trail – an ancient route in Japan connecting Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples – guided by an artificial intelligence assistant.
    — Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Japanese artist, known for his longstanding influence across fashion, music and culture, is honoring that legacy throughout his Air Force 1 World Tour, while connecting the silhouette to a new generation of cultural innovators.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of connecting
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“Hiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiving. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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