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
Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Fans posted footage on social media showing throngs of fans gathering overnight for a chance to see Williams.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
But at a chip industry expo in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen this fall, a crowd thronged its display booth, snapping pictures, doing livestreams and marveling at its wares.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
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Noun
On a recent January evening, throngs of Iranian protesters filed up wide boulevards spanning the northeastern city of Mashhad.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Fans posted footage on social media showing throngs of fans gathering overnight for a chance to see Williams.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
On Saturday, thousands thronged in Columbia, South Carolina, where the monks chanted on the steps of the State House and received a proclamation from the city’s mayor, Daniel Rickenmann.
—Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
But at a chip industry expo in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen this fall, a crowd thronged its display booth, snapping pictures, doing livestreams and marveling at its wares.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throng
Noun
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft attended Monday’s Celtics game and received a rousing ovation from the Garden crowd.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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What began in Tehran late December in response to the collapse in currency and economic conditions quickly took on a political character -- with crowds on the streets openly calling for regime change.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Photographers flock to the area during this time, hoping to capture the natural glory of the sun shining through the archway.—
Alanna Bennett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Geopolitical uncertainty has also been higher in January, which typically causes investors to flock to safe-haven assets like gold to protect their portfolio (the price of silver has also been surging).—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Besides being buggy and incomplete, a project running swarms of agents for days or weeks is expensive.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Since his debut album in 2015, Scott has brought swarms of young fans into a universe that, through various commercial collaborations, includes shoes, apparel, sunglasses, McDonald’s meals, Fortnite skins, in-game concerts, and cereal.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2026
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Each booth offered a brief refuge from the hordes moving steadily through the aisles.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Only hordes of irate New York sports fans could have brokered that détente so quickly.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Throng.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throng. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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