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
Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Leo was met by throngs of cheering Italians, some of whom had been waiting since the middle of the night to greet him.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
During my visit, people came and went—not in throngs, but in ones and twos, dipping in and out quickly.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
In the five-minute work, Pau employs snippets lifted from government newsreels, most notably footage of a swimming contest held at Victoria Harbor in the 1960s showing throngs of Hong Kong citizens launching themselves into the ocean and paddling enthusiastically.
—Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
From there, the gates open for throngs of local musicians to lay claim to performing in tribute to a specific musical act of their choosing, fitting within that theme.
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
The plane lands, surrounded by throngs of people, and out steps Hitler, followed by his posse, including Joseph Goebbels.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
There certainly seem to be apparitions in this music, some presence apart from the four musicians and the throngs of fans, which is intensified by the visceral collision of so many sounds.
—Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Yet, as throngs of people strolled the three-block downtown on a recent April weekend, past American flag streamers, patriotic bunting and red brick colonial buildings, there was scant visible evidence of that polarization.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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
Leo was met by throngs of cheering Italians, some of whom had been waiting since the middle of the night to greet him.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
During my visit, people came and went—not in throngs, but in ones and twos, dipping in and out quickly.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
In the five-minute work, Pau employs snippets lifted from government newsreels, most notably footage of a swimming contest held at Victoria Harbor in the 1960s showing throngs of Hong Kong citizens launching themselves into the ocean and paddling enthusiastically.
—Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
From there, the gates open for throngs of local musicians to lay claim to performing in tribute to a specific musical act of their choosing, fitting within that theme.
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
The plane lands, surrounded by throngs of people, and out steps Hitler, followed by his posse, including Joseph Goebbels.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
There certainly seem to be apparitions in this music, some presence apart from the four musicians and the throngs of fans, which is intensified by the visceral collision of so many sounds.
—Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Yet, as throngs of people strolled the three-block downtown on a recent April weekend, past American flag streamers, patriotic bunting and red brick colonial buildings, there was scant visible evidence of that polarization.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throngs
Noun
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Mikael Granlund’s goal was an unfortunate hop, and the third goal, which was scored by Ian Moore, was a wobbling slap shot through hordes of traffic.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Through the project, hordes of people were confronted with the biases of facial recognition technology for the first time.—
Louis Bury,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Scientists have developed living microrobot swarms made from algae and nanoparticles that can assemble into custom shapes under blue light and disperse on command with red light.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Subterranean, drywood and dampwood, the three most common types of termites in the United States, all have reproductive castes capable of flying in swarms.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
14 May 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 album, which of course features flocks of pigeons on the cover, boasts a tighter, fuller sound than previous releases, thanks in part to production by Kenneth Blume (Geese, Idles) and Klas Åhlund (Iggy Pop, Katy Perry).—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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Storms are also very structured and denser than flocks of birds.—
Marta Hill,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Kid Rock concerts contain multitudes.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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Across its many subgenres, reality television is a format that contains multitudes, including competition, luxury, romance, aspirational support or instruction, scopophilia, pure escapism, and, at its most shameless (and sometimes, yes, gratifying), a heaping portion of schadenfreude.—
Todd Gilchrist,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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