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Recent Examples of thronged
Minneapolis cineplexes, at least, will be thronged as Hotdish Brigade moms seek relief from clouds of pepper spray.
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Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Thousands of people thronged the snowy streets of the Greenlandic capital of Nuuk on Saturday to have their say on a transatlantic crisis that has shaken the 76-year-old NATO alliance.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
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
Amid those security measures, thousands thronged to the waterfront to watch a fireworks show centered on the Sydney Harbor Bridge.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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
Bondi during the long Christmas vacation is like Rockefeller Center in New York City at the same time—thronged with people of all ages and nationalities, especially tourists, in a festive mood.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 14 Dec. 2025
Along the road, shoppers thronged the market stalls, buying live chickens, vegetables, spices, snacks, and sundries.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Bankers and consultants thronged Riyadh, eager for a share of the fees from Vision 2030 deals that many doubted would ever materialize.
—Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Thousands of people thronged the snowy streets of the Greenlandic capital of Nuuk on Saturday to have their say on a transatlantic crisis that has shaken the 76-year-old NATO alliance.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
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
Amid those security measures, thousands thronged to the waterfront to watch a fireworks show centered on the Sydney Harbor Bridge.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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
Bondi during the long Christmas vacation is like Rockefeller Center in New York City at the same time—thronged with people of all ages and nationalities, especially tourists, in a festive mood.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 14 Dec. 2025
Along the road, shoppers thronged the market stalls, buying live chickens, vegetables, spices, snacks, and sundries.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Bankers and consultants thronged Riyadh, eager for a share of the fees from Vision 2030 deals that many doubted would ever materialize.
—Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thronged
Verb
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Central Floridians still flocked to the market despite the chilly temperatures.—
Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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In 1992, adults and children flocked to Dallas City Hall to demand the construction of a library in the Kleberg-Rylie neighborhood that had been approved by the city seven years prior.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Meta appears to be struggling to catch up in a field crowded with rivals who have demonstrated much greater success in developing AI models – notably Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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More than twenty‑five thousand people crowded into Shibe Park, including throngs of young people who made the gathering feel more like a festival than a political convention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Thronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thronged. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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