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
That’s why, to my mind, the more exciting development in Season 3 is much more intimate in scope than hordes of troops descending into chaos.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Unfortunately, Don was right to be suspicious, because the boy unknowingly brought with him an Infected horde that was hot on his tail.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
According to reporting from the New York Times, the England National Team is known to draw hordes of fans and journalists during the tournament.
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Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
The fantastic atmosphere, thanks in large part to the hordes of Polish fans supporting Chwalińska on Court Philippe-Chatrier, made this a delight.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Unfortunately, Don was right to be suspicious, because the boy unknowingly brought with him an Infected horde that was hot on his tail.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
According to reporting from the New York Times, the England National Team is known to draw hordes of fans and journalists during the tournament.
—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
The fantastic atmosphere, thanks in large part to the hordes of Polish fans supporting Chwalińska on Court Philippe-Chatrier, made this a delight.
—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horde
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Their strategy focuses on low-cost drone swarms, maximizing pilot effectiveness.
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Every wedding, every cherry blossom season in Japan, every birth, reactor accidents too, swarms of insects, kittens playing with woolen balls, people disfigured by war, palm trees at sunset—five billion photos a day.
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Norway fans kept up a steady patter of chants and song throughout the early innings, a display that prompted SNY field reporter Steve Gelbs to brave the throng.
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Others hung out on apartment patios overhead as the two orange buses and a throng of people at least eight blocks in length passed by.
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The plebeians have plenty to be furious about, but their representatives, skilled at turning a crowd into a mob, seem hellbent on shoring up their own influence.
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Large-scale events involve tabletop exercises with law enforcement, fire departments, emergency managers and venue officials running through countless scenarios — evacuations, suspicious packages, drones and crowd surges.
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Neusch barged past the couple on the stairs and released a flock of insect drones from his leg pouch.
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Look, snakes of a feather flock together.
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With the end of the month fast approaching, the migrant exodus has continued as fear of further mob attacks spreads through poor neighborhoods and informal settlements.
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Irwin becomes entangled with the Russian mob after embarking on a get-rich-quick scheme to clean up the Gowanus Canal, and his former cop brother, Gary, is the only one who can get him out of trouble.
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“Horde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horde. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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