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as in buzzed
to be copiously supplied
at this time of year that Mexican resort swarms with college students on spring break
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as in climbed
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 swarmed
Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
The Sounders’ defenders swarmed Messi from the first minute, and midfielder Obed Vargas was particularly physical, annoying the Argentine icon time and again.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Active shooter alerts at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sent panicked students preparing for the new school year scrambling for cover as first responders swarmed campuses on August 21.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
In a video that went viral, Ripley was seen being swarmed and mobbed by a group of overly aggressive fans on the street.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
All three were swarmed by adoring fans after the set.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
An upstairs front window — believed to be the room where Westman stayed — was opened as neighbors recalled how their normally quiet street was upended Wednesday, when police swarmed the property hours after the deadly attack that left two children dead and 18 others injured.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Police soon after swarmed the neighborhood, launched a manhunt and evacuated a local school before tracking Windom down in a local house and arresting him.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
The move comes as federal law enforcement agents, including immigration authorities, have swarmed the nation’s capital.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
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Paparazzi have swarmed the set on shooting days to capture glimpses of returning characters and their new fashion choices.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
The Sounders’ defenders swarmed Messi from the first minute, and midfielder Obed Vargas was particularly physical, annoying the Argentine icon time and again.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Active shooter alerts at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sent panicked students preparing for the new school year scrambling for cover as first responders swarmed campuses on August 21.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
In a video that went viral, Ripley was seen being swarmed and mobbed by a group of overly aggressive fans on the street.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
All three were swarmed by adoring fans after the set.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
An upstairs front window — believed to be the room where Westman stayed — was opened as neighbors recalled how their normally quiet street was upended Wednesday, when police swarmed the property hours after the deadly attack that left two children dead and 18 others injured.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Police soon after swarmed the neighborhood, launched a manhunt and evacuated a local school before tracking Windom down in a local house and arresting him.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
The move comes as federal law enforcement agents, including immigration authorities, have swarmed the nation’s capital.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Swarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarmed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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