as in crowd
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
grabbed a megaphone and addressed the vast throng
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Recent Examples of throng
Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
The lavish ceremony drew more than 4,000 guests and onlookers, and the venue experienced so much overcrowding that the wedding gift table was inadvertently pushed into the hotel’s pond by the swarming throng.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Sotheby’s was heaving before the 7 p.m. kick-off, with packed seats and an excited crowd thronged at the back of the salesroom.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
If Trump shows, the demonstrations could be similar to the bicentennial celebration in 1975, when a throng of antiwar protestors and more than 100,000 others showed up – some to boo President Gerald Ford.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
The lavish ceremony drew more than 4,000 guests and onlookers, and the venue experienced so much overcrowding that the wedding gift table was inadvertently pushed into the hotel’s pond by the swarming throng.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
Crowds flock to Old Trafford ahead of the Premier League game against Arsenal last weekend (Michael Regan/Getty Images)
On stadium tours, still thronged daily, the old tunnel is pointed out as the last remaining piece of the 1910 ground.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Sotheby’s was heaving before the 7 p.m. kick-off, with packed seats and an excited crowd thronged at the back of the salesroom.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throng
Noun
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Come for the seafood and stay for the weekend live music and waterfront views that draw a loyal, unpretentious crowd.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
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Daniel: Of course, this year, the passing of Pope Francis has brought additional crowds of pilgrims and mourners.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Cardinals flock to Rome from all over the world to elect the next leader of the Catholic church, and this time around, the process will begin on Wednesday, May 7.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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Audiences around the world recently flocked to theaters to see the feature again, and a new release of the album has turned it into a commercial success once more — not just a minor one, but a true bestseller.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Standardized, recoverable platforms simplify coordination since the swarm could be comprised of one drone type, with different drones carrying different payloads.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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In the 1840s, Maryland physician Gideon Smith took a shine to cicada tracking and began crowd-sourcing sightings, writing to newspapers and asking locals to contact him with reports of the emergence of new cicada swarms.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Romance has always been a popular genre, but is often stigmatized for the same reason hordes of people seek it out: its set rules.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2025
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Untold hordes more have traditionally surrounded the court while standing.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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“Throng.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throng. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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