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
Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
The streams from his time in San Francisco, Oakland, and the nation’s capital did indeed feature some of the more frenzied throngs of people screaming his name and reaching out to touch him, held back only by a cadre of burly bodyguards.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
Still, his supporters thronged outside the New York courtroom waving bottles of baby oil — an infamous detail of the trial — in a pseudo-ironic celebration of his acquittal on the most serious charges.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Noun
Each fall, the otherwise unassuming destination, which has a population of about 11,000, lures in throngs of travelers looking for thrills and hauntings.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
The streams from his time in San Francisco, Oakland, and the nation’s capital did indeed feature some of the more frenzied throngs of people screaming his name and reaching out to touch him, held back only by a cadre of burly bodyguards.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
Creating magnets for more homeless to throng to the subways would be a gut punch for New Yorkers who have to use the subways to get to their jobs.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
Still, his supporters thronged outside the New York courtroom waving bottles of baby oil — an infamous detail of the trial — in a pseudo-ironic celebration of his acquittal on the most serious charges.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throng
Noun
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His campaign already claims 6,000 volunteers and his town hall appearances have drawn large crowds.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Police say Balmer broke in through the southern wing of the residence, into a room often used to entertain crowds and display art.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With money flooding in, developers are flocking to areas where a lot of data centers are already, like Northern Virginia's Data Center Alley and parts of Texas, according to the IEA.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Butterflies and many other pollinators flock to these flowers.—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As police swarm the plant, Batman disappears in a puff of smoke.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Its artwork, meanwhile, sees its author posing in a swarm of paparazzi and was recreated for the poster of Williams’ recent biopic, Better Man.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That has been burning in the minds of both the growing horde that is the Logged-Off community, those whose algorithms never picked up on the artist, and millennials who recognize fewer artists on a festival lineup as the years march ever forward.—
Zoe Guy,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Try to squeeze in on a weekday when the hordes will be slightly diminished.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Throng.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throng. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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