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
New Atlas,
22 June 2026
Her band played at the FIFA Fan Festival during the weekend, where they were met with a swarm of Scottish fans and Miami locals.
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Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Dan Snyder,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
San Diego police officers swarmed the site and arrested Abdulkareem.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
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Noun
The prototype rover is part of the German Space Agency's VaMEx (Valles Marineris Explorer) program, which is an initiative aimed at developing swarms of driving, walking and flying robots designed to explore Mars' vast Valles Marineris valley.
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New Atlas,
22 June 2026
Her band played at the FIFA Fan Festival during the weekend, where they were met with a swarm of Scottish fans and Miami locals.
—
Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Verb
Police swarmed the neighborhood in the moments before the arrest.
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Dan Snyder,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
San Diego police officers swarmed the site and arrested Abdulkareem.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swarm
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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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This block featured Argentina’s first game of the tournament, played at Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Stadium), and thousands who didn’t buy tickets to the game flocked to watch it at the festival with their fellow countrymen.
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Several hours before the whistle blew on the pitch, Norwegian fans flocked to Times Square in the heart of New York City to give their squad a proper sendoff.
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Without a care about the mud or the impending return to reality, the crowd relished the final moments of the festival as fireworks burst over the stage.
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In two places outside Berlin, the concrete of the A2 burst due to the high temperatures and the highway had to be closed.
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Temperatures climb after Sunday, with heat indices in the hundreds for multiple days, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an extreme heat watch for Cook County, in effect from Monday through Wednesday.
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The approach will require the company's Stargazer L-1011 aircraft to take off and climb to approximately 40,000 feet over the ocean, where Pegasus will be released.
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Her extroverted big sister, on the other hand, loves being out and about, exploring new places, unruffled by noise or crowds.
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Organizers are encouraging fans to arrive early and plan ahead, as large crowds are expected for the team's match.
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Mosquitos buzz in, emerging from eggs laid in stagnant water across the region.
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London draws more than 30 million visitors annually, and along with its buzzing energy and endless opportunities comes one of the world’s most exciting food scenes.
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After the announcement on the H-1B visa fee, companies and their workers were left scrambling on a frantic weekend to get them back to the country.
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As Fed chair, Greenspan also became known for offering often cryptic economic commentary that lawmakers, economists and investors scrambled to interpret.
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The biggest swing the film makes story-wise is the running side plot about the horde of Buzzes that doesn’t intersect with the main story until the third act.
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For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.
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“Swarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarm. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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