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
Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
This community of about three square miles and twenty-two thousand people is, like much of the greater Minneapolis metro area, presently swarmed with agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, and has been for weeks.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
The shopping corridor had emptied out in recent weeks as armed federal agents in tactical gear swarmed the city.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
The Hurricanes swarmed Okorie from the opening whistle, forcing him to take tough shots.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Experts questioned why the group of agents swarmed Good’s vehicle, why the officer who fired positioned himself in front of it, and whether the officer was in fact in danger of being hit given Good was turning her wheel away from him.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Trump administration officials and allies swarmed the airwaves to blame Pretti for his own death remarkably quickly.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
The hills were swarmed with kids sledding and people snowboarding and skiing.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Their defense swarmed the Houston Texans in the divisional round.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Thousands of protesters met in front of City Hall in the afternoon, before many marched to the federal detention center, where a mob of violent agitators swarmed the area, pushing a large construction dumpster and blocking the entrance to the building's loading dock.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
This community of about three square miles and twenty-two thousand people is, like much of the greater Minneapolis metro area, presently swarmed with agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, and has been for weeks.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
The shopping corridor had emptied out in recent weeks as armed federal agents in tactical gear swarmed the city.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
The Hurricanes swarmed Okorie from the opening whistle, forcing him to take tough shots.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Experts questioned why the group of agents swarmed Good’s vehicle, why the officer who fired positioned himself in front of it, and whether the officer was in fact in danger of being hit given Good was turning her wheel away from him.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Trump administration officials and allies swarmed the airwaves to blame Pretti for his own death remarkably quickly.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
The hills were swarmed with kids sledding and people snowboarding and skiing.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Their defense swarmed the Houston Texans in the divisional round.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Swarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarmed. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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