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
Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
After several storms moved through California in recent weeks, Tahija said, the wet ground has triggered more termite swarms — and more calls from homeowners.
—Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
The neighbors said their quiet street northeast of Philadelphia was swarming with police on Sunday, March 8, as officers and a SWAT vehicle arrived at the Balats home and ordered everyone inside to walk out.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
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Noun
As Romeo, players come armed with up to eight weapons that players will use to defeat swarms of enemies in each dimensional rift.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
After several storms moved through California in recent weeks, Tahija said, the wet ground has triggered more termite swarms — and more calls from homeowners.
—Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
The red shrimp that swarm the waters at certain times of the year are believed to be a reminder of the princess’s blood.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
The neighbors said their quiet street northeast of Philadelphia was swarming with police on Sunday, March 8, as officers and a SWAT vehicle arrived at the Balats home and ordered everyone inside to walk out.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors, police and FBI officials say Balat and Kayumi drove from Pennsylvania to New York City and joined a throng of counterprotesters at the rally, whose organizer, far-right activist Jake Lang, is a critic of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat and the first Muslim to hold the office.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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The wagon proceeded slowly down Mott Street as throngs of Chinese and white passersby stopped to watch.—
Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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Teyana Taylor Fashionable birds of a feather flock together.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Where To Stay While there was a time when Wimberley was a place that didn’t necessarily care to be found by tourists, and therefore was perhaps without amenities and accommodations for an overnight trip, a flock of openings has turned it into somewhere people like to stick around.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Filled with Chesterfield sofas set on a leafy terrace, the more laid-back, brasserie-style Garden terrace is popular with a local Finnish crowd who prefer to dress down for dinner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Spring Break 2026 is in full swing as crowds of students and travelers flock to Fort Lauderdale beach.—
Michele Eve Sandberg,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Aside from royally pissing off hordes of fans (with an average attendance of 25,048 per game, MLB turnstile spins in ’95 were down 20% compared to the league’s pre-strike mark of 31,240), the strike also coincided with a series of media shakeups.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Some are good for taking out enemy hordes, while others focus on lower shields to do more damage.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Swarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarm. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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