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
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Saturdays for the throngs, rain or shine.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
But there is no apparent mechanism to prevent those Hamas members from joining the throngs of Palestinians evacuating south.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Teasdale was wedged within the throngs of the crowds but happy to have a clear view of Kirk.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
When a World War II-era bomb is found buried under a London construction site, the authorities are determined to evacuate the throngs of innocent bystanders in the vicinity.
—Kevin Cassidy, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
About 20,000 university students, throngs of enthusiastic visiting alumni, and the bustling tourist traffic ensure Boone has no slow season.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Of course, this stat includes the myriad styles of chardonnay, even if our collective imagination pictures throngs of stereotypical oaky chard drinkers clinking glasses while snacking on sticks of butter.
—Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
South Congress Near downtown, South Congress is where throngs of people congregate for shopping, music, dinner, and, of course, after-dinner drinks.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
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The throngs of young women and the inclusiveness and positivity of it was just mind-blowing.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Saturdays for the throngs, rain or shine.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
But there is no apparent mechanism to prevent those Hamas members from joining the throngs of Palestinians evacuating south.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Teasdale was wedged within the throngs of the crowds but happy to have a clear view of Kirk.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
When a World War II-era bomb is found buried under a London construction site, the authorities are determined to evacuate the throngs of innocent bystanders in the vicinity.
—Kevin Cassidy, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
About 20,000 university students, throngs of enthusiastic visiting alumni, and the bustling tourist traffic ensure Boone has no slow season.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Of course, this stat includes the myriad styles of chardonnay, even if our collective imagination pictures throngs of stereotypical oaky chard drinkers clinking glasses while snacking on sticks of butter.
—Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
South Congress Near downtown, South Congress is where throngs of people congregate for shopping, music, dinner, and, of course, after-dinner drinks.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throngs
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Reserve a table at Agricola for a grown-up, farm-to-table meal, or follow the hordes of students for a hoagie at Olives.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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Why, for example, have some humanoid robot makers announced overly optimistic deployment targets and boosted production capacity well ahead of specific humanoid robot safety standards, high reliability, decent battery life, or demand for hordes of humanoids?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Think of a rolling wave of missile launches and UAV swarms from hidden sites, not a decisive battle.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Russia is suspected to be behind a series of drone swarms that surveyed and even disrupted critical infrastructure in Denmark and elsewhere, though investigations are ongoing.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday, federal agents were rammed and boxed in by 10 cars near Broadview, Illinois, where anti-ICE crowds have been gathering for days and nearly a dozen people have been arrested.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Legendary Whitetails Women’s Pathfinder Performance Pants Shoulder seasons are the perfect time to explore the outdoors—lighter crowds and milder weather are right up my alley.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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The mass deployment of technologies that these minerals make possible—fleets of electric cars; flocks of wind turbines; a cleaner energy grid—may be imperative if our society is to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and thereby avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Large flocks of birds — or swarms of bats or insects — at the right altitude and speed reflect enough energy to appear on radar much like a storm.—
Brandi D. Addison,
The Providence Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
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Scholars intuited a link between the celestial and earthly multitudes.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Full elections incorporate a multipage ballot with not only all the candidates and positions for one to select but multitudes of special propositions, new laws and extra items to vote on.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Throngs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throngs. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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