as in hordes
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
grabbed a megaphone and addressed the vast throng
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Recent Examples of throngs
Matt Schooley, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
This is a popular sunset spot, so expect throngs of other tourists (but don't worry, seeing the spectacle with fellow travelers can actually be quite fun).
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Over the weekend, Cline, 28, and Smith, 29, were among the throngs of celebrities and influencers enjoying one of music's biggest weekends out in the desert at Coachella.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Last Saturday, in Grapevine, Texas, Pahlavi spoke to throngs of his supporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Vast plazas are missing the typical throngs of faithful and tourists.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Two small tents shaded those who got there earliest, leaving throngs of fans — the rest of us — to bake in the sun as security locked our phones in pouches.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
The throngs gathered for what almost happened and what actually did take place.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The wagon proceeded slowly down Mott Street as throngs of Chinese and white passersby stopped to watch.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
The race draws massive crowds into the city, and there are several events as throngs of people visit the city on Marathon Monday.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
This is a popular sunset spot, so expect throngs of other tourists (but don't worry, seeing the spectacle with fellow travelers can actually be quite fun).
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Over the weekend, Cline, 28, and Smith, 29, were among the throngs of celebrities and influencers enjoying one of music's biggest weekends out in the desert at Coachella.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Last Saturday, in Grapevine, Texas, Pahlavi spoke to throngs of his supporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Vast plazas are missing the typical throngs of faithful and tourists.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Two small tents shaded those who got there earliest, leaving throngs of fans — the rest of us — to bake in the sun as security locked our phones in pouches.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
The throngs gathered for what almost happened and what actually did take place.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The wagon proceeded slowly down Mott Street as throngs of Chinese and white passersby stopped to watch.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throngs
Noun
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In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the postseason, the dynamic is more like a pro league, with open locker rooms, one-on-one opportunities and hordes of reporters.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The book was completed months before Anthropic’s redlines generated new interest in autonomous-drone swarms and killer robots, but even then the writing was on the wall.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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The power of drone swarms on battlefields has been witnessed in multiple wars to date.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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Filming in front of real audiences, alongside real racers and real pit crews, the director crowds the screen with people.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
13 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The gradual drop-off in prices is due to a declining number of bird flu cases following a major outbreak in commercial flocks and egg-laying hens last winter.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Larger birds and flocks, however, can be another story.—
Meena Thiruvengadam,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But Lee assembles them in multitudes and hangs them into a large installation taking up a full gallery wall.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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That ‘97 triumph and what followed was bigger-than-sports stuff as Woods brought welcome color to a sport white as that dimpled ball, and inspiring young multitudes suddenly interested in golf.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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