as in throngs
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 climbs
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 swarms
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Large flocks of birds — or swarms of bats or insects — at the right altitude and speed reflect enough energy to appear on radar much like a storm.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Large flocks of birds — or swarms of bats or insects — at the right altitude and speed reflect enough energy to appear on radar much like a storm.
—Brandi D. Addison, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
One drone developer cited the technology from a sci-fi novel called Ender’s Game, in which children are trained to unwittingly pilot swarms of drones in a space war.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Kyiv is now timing its drone swarms for maximum disruption.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Inside, the minimalist lobby doubles as a gallery, and the in-house restaurant, The Hive, is dripping with sculptures of glowing honeycombs, kudzu vines, and swarms of bees.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
But Iranians knew better, and the Friday after Jîna’s death swarms of people, mostly women, congregated in front of Kasra Hospital, overflowing with rage about seeing another one of our young women disposed of by the security state with such casual cruelty.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
These angular creatures eventually organize into swarms resembling giant mobile ferrofluids, spreading over the landscape, feeding on traditional biology.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
For instance, last year, South Korean researchers developed tiny robot swarms that used magnetic fields to achieve tasks like transporting objects and unclogging tubes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Large flocks of birds — or swarms of bats or insects — at the right altitude and speed reflect enough energy to appear on radar much like a storm.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Large flocks of birds — or swarms of bats or insects — at the right altitude and speed reflect enough energy to appear on radar much like a storm.
—Brandi D. Addison, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
One drone developer cited the technology from a sci-fi novel called Ender’s Game, in which children are trained to unwittingly pilot swarms of drones in a space war.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Kyiv is now timing its drone swarms for maximum disruption.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Inside, the minimalist lobby doubles as a gallery, and the in-house restaurant, The Hive, is dripping with sculptures of glowing honeycombs, kudzu vines, and swarms of bees.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
But Iranians knew better, and the Friday after Jîna’s death swarms of people, mostly women, congregated in front of Kasra Hospital, overflowing with rage about seeing another one of our young women disposed of by the security state with such casual cruelty.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
These angular creatures eventually organize into swarms resembling giant mobile ferrofluids, spreading over the landscape, feeding on traditional biology.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swarms
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The throngs of young women and the inclusiveness and positivity of it was just mind-blowing.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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Saturdays for the throngs, rain or shine.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Reserve a table at Agricola for a grown-up, farm-to-table meal, or follow the hordes of students for a hoagie at Olives.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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Why, for example, have some humanoid robot makers announced overly optimistic deployment targets and boosted production capacity well ahead of specific humanoid robot safety standards, high reliability, decent battery life, or demand for hordes of humanoids?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The mass deployment of technologies that these minerals make possible—fleets of electric cars; flocks of wind turbines; a cleaner energy grid—may be imperative if our society is to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and thereby avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Large flocks of birds — or swarms of bats or insects — at the right altitude and speed reflect enough energy to appear on radar much like a storm.—
Brandi D. Addison,
The Providence Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
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National parks appear to have weathed summer crowds despite staffing cuts, but fall remains uncertain.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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In Los Angeles this summer, officers used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds during several nights of demonstrations.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Swarms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarms. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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