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as in armies
a large body of men and women organized for land warfare
joined the French Foreign Legion
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as in throngs
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
legions of fans crowded the stadium for the rock concert
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Recent Examples of legions
First making her way through Nashville's country music scene before transitioning her sound to pop, skyrocketing into superstardom with legions of Swifties to show for it.
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Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2025
Contrary to those theories, some believed that Roman legions returned from Egypt carried the grape of Sicily.
—Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
But their legions of associates, researchers and paralegals will vanish like Blockbuster Video.
—Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Rottweilers are strong and robust working dogs descended from the mastiffs of the Roman legions.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Still, the Jews chafed under Roman rule and finally rebelled in 66 CE, a revolt which invited the wrath of the Roman legions led by future emperors Vespasian and his son Titus.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
What’s more, the kitchen brigade system has been exported and duplicated in fine dining and hotel kitchens around the world by the legions of international chefs who have come to train in the birthplace of haute gastronomy throughout the decades.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Concerts around the world followed, not to mention all those festivals and legions of devoted new fans.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
For the legions of people interested in passenger jet planes and their evolution into the complex engineering miracles that now criss-cross the friendly skies, this is a worthy place of pilgrimage.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2025
Contrary to those theories, some believed that Roman legions returned from Egypt carried the grape of Sicily.
—Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
But their legions of associates, researchers and paralegals will vanish like Blockbuster Video.
—Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Rottweilers are strong and robust working dogs descended from the mastiffs of the Roman legions.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Still, the Jews chafed under Roman rule and finally rebelled in 66 CE, a revolt which invited the wrath of the Roman legions led by future emperors Vespasian and his son Titus.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
What’s more, the kitchen brigade system has been exported and duplicated in fine dining and hotel kitchens around the world by the legions of international chefs who have come to train in the birthplace of haute gastronomy throughout the decades.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Concerts around the world followed, not to mention all those festivals and legions of devoted new fans.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
For the legions of people interested in passenger jet planes and their evolution into the complex engineering miracles that now criss-cross the friendly skies, this is a worthy place of pilgrimage.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legions
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Reinforcements would need to be prepared for future deployments, and European armies would need another 30,000 or so troops in training.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Aeneas’s military struggles against the Rutulians echo the wars of Rome against foreign invading armies, such as Carthage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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About 20,000 university students, throngs of enthusiastic visiting alumni, and the bustling tourist traffic ensure Boone has no slow season.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Of course, this stat includes the myriad styles of chardonnay, even if our collective imagination pictures throngs of stereotypical oaky chard drinkers clinking glasses while snacking on sticks of butter.—
Devin Parr,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That would imply three missile-firing battalions and six to nine nuclear-capable ICBMs, such as the Hwasong-15 or Hwasong-18.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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While the arc of Agu’s transformation is tragic and the story of the civil war and its battalions of child soldiers is wide in scope, the power of the novel lies in its immersion.—
Katie Kitamura
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
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This time it was set in a fantasy world where the player controls an elf whose race is fighting off hordes of otherworldly monsters.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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After walking the red carpet, Elordi and Isaac gamely stopped for selfies and autographs with the hordes of fans outside the theater.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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Getty Images Warmer temperatures in the English Channel, where the Paluel plant draws from, mean that conditions for jellyfish reproduction are far easier, and there are more swarms present in the water to potentially disrupt the energy network.—
Theo Burman
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The image portrays a man battling over food scraps with swarms of flies indifferent to their invasion of his territory.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Today's solar companies are turning to flocks of sheep to trim grass and control weeds under solar panels.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Keen observers may witness small flocks of Phalaropes swimming in dizzy circles in the quiet ponds.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Entire crowds gunned down at distribution points.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In the Lower West Side of Chicago, music blared and green, white and red flags fluttered down the streets of the predominantly Latino Pilsen neighborhood on Saturday as crowds gathered for the start of Mexican Independence Day celebrations.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Legions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legions. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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