HIVING Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

hiving

verb

present participle of hive

as in swarming

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Going into the match, images of Immigration and Customs Enforcement swarming neighborhoods, Home Depot parking lots and car washes were fresh on the minds of many.

— Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Winged ants are often confused with swarming termites, which require a different management strategy.

— The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

Definition of swarming

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The week’s biggest stories World Cup 2026 World Cup fans are flocking to classics In-N-Out, Erewhon and Trader Joe’s for a taste of California.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Meanwhile, the French are flocking to see a two-part, five-hour-long movie, La Bataille de Gaulle, which retells the story—both anguished and heroic—of defeat, collaboration, resistance, and liberation.

— Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Definition of flocking

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Horseback riding in the gentle meadows and stunning mountains is the main event here, but there is plenty to do beyond that— hiking, river tubing, board games, herding cattle, hayrides, the list goes on.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
There’s the Basque population in Boise, Idaho, whose ancestors traded a mountainous region between France and Spain for the American West in the hopes of finding gold but later turned to sheep herding.

— Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026

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It can only really be described by the faces of anguish and pure joy on the face of English supporters who have watched every second of their team’s campaign this summer – often packing pubs in the earlier hours for the chance to celebrate together.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
This is how they are set up ahead of the corner, with Canada using two zonal markers at the near post and Bosnia packing the six-yard box.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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By merging traditional yum cha culture with a modern party scene, Hom is offering a culturally immersive experience.

— Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Under the styling of Micaela Erlanger, Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o’s promo wardrobe went full Helen of Troy, merging power and precision in equal measure.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Definition of merging

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Zhao said the controller even outperformed the software supplied by the robot’s manufacturer, demonstrating the value of combining machine-learning research with real-world robotics.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Customers order through Wonder’s app, combining dishes from multiple concepts in one transaction, with Wonder handling cooking and last‑mile delivery itself.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of combining

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The next section to the north, connecting through South Miami to the edge of Coral Gables, is virtually finished and set to officially open next month — though construction fencing is gone and people are already using it.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Chevron is exploring a pipeline connecting Iraq’s oil patch with the Mediterranean Sea via Syria.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 July 2026

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