as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a swarm of tourists descends upon the island every summer
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as in to climb
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
one of the physical challenges had competitors swarming over a pile of logs
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Recent Examples of swarm
PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 2025
Keeping your bananas fresh for longer and avoiding that swarm of fruit flies that comes when your produce has turned?
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 22 July 2025
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 July 2025
The clip shows a dead deer swarming with thousands of crawling ticks.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
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Noun
An executive at another air-taxi vendor waved off visions of swarms of drones and air taxis.
—PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 2025
Keeping your bananas fresh for longer and avoiding that swarm of fruit flies that comes when your produce has turned?
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 22 July 2025
Verb
The first is that Hubble's spectrum of the object shows a tight, small cluster of stars swarming around the black hole.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 July 2025
The clip shows a dead deer swarming with thousands of crawling ticks.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swarm
Noun
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Once the throngs of travelers return home in mid-April, resorts slash rates and bare beaches abound.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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Tucked along the foothills of the northern Front Range lies a triangle of towns—Loveland, Fort Collins, and Estes Park—that deliver classic Colorado charm, access to epic outdoor adventure, and vibrant local flavor without the throngs of peak-season crowds.—
Karthika Gupta,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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The rates in backyard flocks or pullet (young hen) groupings can be even higher—sometimes as much as 1 in 50.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
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During migration, black kites form large flocks, sometimes numbering in the thousands.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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The Cubs crowd thinned out, and the twins’ shuttles swelled with more Brewers fans — happier, rowdier and presumably more intoxicated.—
Kylie Volavongsa,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Drive four hours south down the Atlantic coast past La Rochelle and Bordeaux, and the summer crowd favorite of Arcachon is handing out fines of $175 (€150) to anyone considered to be not fully dressed.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The second is a developing area of low pressure much closer to home, off the Southeast U.S. coast ‒ a system that promises a dreary week of weather for hordes of beachgoers.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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His wife, Penelope, is fending off a horde of obnoxious suitors trying to take his throne, while their son, Telemachus, grows up wondering if his father is still alive.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
17 July 2025
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“Swarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarm. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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