as in swarm
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a horde of mosquitoes hordes of tourists from the cruise ship crowded the shops and cafes
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Recent Examples of horde
The idea of stuffing a casino in a place already buzzing with hordes of tourists and gaudy lights made sense from afar.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025
With affordability and attractive weather comes hordes of like-minded travelers.
—Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The video game challenges players to work together as an elite team of soldiers to save Earth by pushing back invading hordes of space bugs, cyborgs and robots.
—Ben Goggin, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Like its predecessor, Age of Imprisonment isn’t exactly a typical Zelda game, instead borrowing the design of musou series like Dynasty Warriors for hard-hitting combat against hordes of enemies.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025
With affordability and attractive weather comes hordes of like-minded travelers.
—Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The video game challenges players to work together as an elite team of soldiers to save Earth by pushing back invading hordes of space bugs, cyborgs and robots.
—Ben Goggin, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Like its predecessor, Age of Imprisonment isn’t exactly a typical Zelda game, instead borrowing the design of musou series like Dynasty Warriors for hard-hitting combat against hordes of enemies.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horde
Noun
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One day, tiny robot swarms, not bulky machines, may help in the future of disaster response, environmental monitoring, and medical procedures.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Large flocks of birds — or swarms of bats or insects — at the right altitude and speed reflect enough energy to appear on radar much like a storm.—
Brandi D. Addison,
The Providence Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
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Fewer than three hours later, however, most of that throng trickled out of the stadium in disappointment after watching the Mustangs break a scoreless game at halftime en route to a 21-0 victory.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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The throngs of young women and the inclusiveness and positivity of it was just mind-blowing.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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Laufey was standing in front of a packed crowd of some 12,000 adoring fans at Oakland Arena.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Masters champ addressed the media after Europe prevailed over the United States 15-13, and specifically called into question the contentious atmosphere and raucous crowd.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Large flocks of birds — or swarms of bats or insects — at the right altitude and speed reflect enough energy to appear on radar much like a storm.—
Brandi D. Addison,
The Providence Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
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The outlier followed a flock of blue jays and made similar calls.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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There would be accusations of race manipulation, an online mob discrediting Wallace’s win as undeserved, and an angry Joe Gibbs Racing organization, which would now realize Hamlin puts another team’s interests ahead of their own.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Trump first began suggesting Wray should be be investigated by the Justice Department after the conservative outlet The Blaze, citing an unidentified congressional source, reported last week that 274 FBI agents had been embedded in the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Horde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horde. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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