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
Mary Holland, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
That followed unidentified swarms of drones seen near military installations, including drones that flew near Virginia’s Langley Air Force Base over 17 days in December 2023.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 4 June 2025
Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
While 50,000 people swarm Urbanna for the festival, the Northern Neck is a good base away from the festival crowds, just short trip across the Rappahannock.
—Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025
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Noun
For now, the benefit of a reserve sans swarms of animals is that guests can hike through the mountains without worrying about stumbling upon an angry buffalo or temperamental elephant.
—Mary Holland, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
That followed unidentified swarms of drones seen near military installations, including drones that flew near Virginia’s Langley Air Force Base over 17 days in December 2023.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 4 June 2025
Verb
An air ambulance and other emergency vehicles swarmed the scene to respond to reports that multiple pedestrians had been hit.
—Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
While 50,000 people swarm Urbanna for the festival, the Northern Neck is a good base away from the festival crowds, just short trip across the Rappahannock.
—Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025
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Officers moved in the late afternoon to push the throng away from the buildings that had been the focus of Sunday’s protests and steadily pushed them into Little Tokyo, with the crowd thinning with each push.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025
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As part of the celebration, someone blew bubbles amidst the throng of Pointers.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Then there was the dog who went viral after somehow convincing a rooster and a flock of chickens to come home with him from an outdoor adventure.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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Similar to how a swarm of bees, school of fish or a flock of birds can accomplish complex navigation without central control, this novel subnet enables thousands of independent machines to orchestrate and collaborate on training a single massive AI model.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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American and Israeli colors lined the streets of Aventura, where a crowd of more than 500 people embarked Sunday on a three-mile march — escorted by police — to raise awareness for rising antisemitism at home and abroad.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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Trump’s rallies, inflammatory language, thin skin toward criticism, obsession with crowd size and media coverage — Çifci suggests these to be symptoms of a personality driven by defensive grandiosity.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The live action was filmed on a clear day, and so blizzard conditions and smoke, as well as the horde of infected, also needed to be composited into the shot.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
1 June 2025
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In the 1990s, hordes of families moved into new suburban housing communities.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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“Swarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarm. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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