Thesaurus results for MOBBING

mobbing

verb

present participle of mob

as in flocking

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers the snack bar was mobbed as soon as the meeting was over

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Recent Examples of mobbing But nothing can prepare us for the horrific chaos of the attempted murder, with audience members, security and medics mobbing the stage to halt the attack and urgently tend to the victim. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Jan. 2026 The kick cut Pittsburgh’s lead to 14-9 and sent the Jaguars into the locker room buzzing, with teammates mobbing the second-year kicker in celebration. — Tobias Bass, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025

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With summer in full swing, people are flocking to beaches for some fun in the sun and temperature relief.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
But that hasn’t stopped legit audiences from flocking to the song.

— Klara Auerbach, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of flocking

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Unlike many other fruit trees, persimmons develop a deep taproot, meaning the bare-root tree should be planted deeper to allow the main root to extend straight down without bending or crowding.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 12 Aug. 2026
Yet along with this should come the recognition that the highs achieved by those momentum stocks in the second quarter came from massive leverage and crowding that won’t quickly return, not from pure fundamental improvement.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of crowding

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Brees alone didn’t easily dispose of the Cardinals, thanks to one of Reggie Bush’s most memorable NFL performances and a swarming Saints defense.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
But the company has already demonstrated such drone swarming capability during a live-fire combat exercise at a US military range at Camp Blanding in Florida.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of swarming

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