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
Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 11 May 2026
In general, juvenile crimes are more often committed with others, and images of roaming throngs of teens has an outsized presence in media and in the public’s amygdala.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
Afterward, thousands of giddy fans thronged the malecón, Havana’s seaside promenade, laughing and drinking rum.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Alex Tuch stood inside a conference room at the Four Seasons in Montreal with a throng of reporters around him and pointed the finger directly at himself.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 11 May 2026
In general, juvenile crimes are more often committed with others, and images of roaming throngs of teens has an outsized presence in media and in the public’s amygdala.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Verb
For weeks now, the Iranian regime has been calling on its backers to throng the streets by the thousands every night, as part of an effort to rally support for the war and intimidate the opposition.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
Afterward, thousands of giddy fans thronged the malecón, Havana’s seaside promenade, laughing and drinking rum.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throng
Noun
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The same crowd booed when council members mentioned the growing popularity of artificial intelligence.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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The Fairmont draws a diverse crowd—from business travelers to couples celebrating anniversaries, to casual visitors—creating a lively but laid-back atmosphere.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Throughout the nineteenth century, American sculptors flocked to the Eternal City to be closer to the source—to the abundance of antiquities but also to the Apuan Alps in the north, with their marble quarries.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Although tourists flock the Freedom Trail, this pedestrian path coincides with the day-to-day rush of downtown Boston.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Noun
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With the front line barely moving as swarms of drones hinder advances, both sides have sought an edge by launching long-range strikes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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On a recent Wednesday night, a swarm of teenagers on a class trip filed into a pristine theater at one of the world’s most vaunted cultural venues and sat down to solve a murder.—
Elahe Izadi,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Forty-eight days, 16 hours, 57 minutes and 12 seconds after a virus transforms humanity into a blissful symbiotic horde, one of its survivors, Carol (Rhea Seehorn), treats a rooftop as a personal driving range — the golf balls shattering a neighboring building’s windows.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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The venue only seats 2,600, so hordes of fans queued up for the standby list in Riverside Park before parking themselves behind bullpens.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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“Throng.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throng. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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