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throngs 1 of 2

noun

plural of throng

as in hordes

a great number of persons or creatures massed together grabbed a megaphone and addressed the vast throng

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throngs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of throng

as in flocks

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers fans thronged the field to celebrate the win

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Athletes find a new gear when playing in front of throngs of chanting countrymen. — Michael Morris, Time, 1 July 2026 He was pulled out of the ruins on a stretcher and was carried to an ambulance as throngs of people cheered in a rare moment of victory. — Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Egyptian fans in the 300 level of the stadium were outnumbered but felt brave enough to taunt the throngs of Argentines behind them. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Tomorrow may be even more surreal, with another day of oppressive heat and throngs of tourists in town to see what the president has billed as the biggest fireworks display in human history. — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 Teams carrying flags from around the world cheered as rescuers carried Gil Flores, wearing an oxygen mask and covered in an orange tarp, through throngs of people to an ambulance. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets. — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026 On July 3, throngs of A-lists guests flocked to the famous arena, including Swift's fellow singer-songwriter and longtime pal Ed Sheeran, along with his wife Cherry Seaborn. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 Tour guides in tricorn hats and colonial garb brought throngs of tourists to sites along the Freedom Trail, including the Granary Burying Ground, the Old North Church, and Paul Revere’s home. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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With plenty of nervous energy, hordes of United States fans packed into KC Live!

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
And now, Swift’s fans are set to descend on the city, accompanied by hordes of media who until recently had little to no concrete information about the hush-hush affair.

— Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

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The thick dust that crowds the heart of this galaxy blocks visible light the Hubble Space Telescope previously relied on to study it.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 July 2026
The presentation is muddied a bit by the strong bass and lack of stereo separation, which crowds the lower registers (something that’s not helped by the recording's acoustics).

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026

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Their strategy focuses on low-cost drone swarms, maximizing pilot effectiveness.

— David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Every wedding, every cherry blossom season in Japan, every birth, reactor accidents too, swarms of insects, kittens playing with woolen balls, people disfigured by war, palm trees at sunset—five billion photos a day.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of swarms

Noun

As of April 2026 there were around 62 active bird flu cases in the US, 39 of them commercial and 23 in backyard flocks, poultry scientist Dervan Bryan told Campus Insights Media.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
After their return to the Negev Lot and Abraham both have large flocks of livestock, but their herders begin to quarrel.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

Definition of flocks

Noun

For the wine fans, there are multitudes of cellar doors showcasing the brilliant Shiraz and Grenache that proliferates here--the product of ancient limestone soil, as well as some of the oldest continually-producing grape vines in the world.

— Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
No single category can contain the Whitmanesque multitudes jockeying for position inside us.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

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