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
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The throngs of teenagers doing back flips into the Canal Saint-Martin and playing soccer in the street set the mood for the week.
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Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Athletes find a new gear when playing in front of throngs of chanting countrymen.
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Michael Morris,
Time,
1 July 2026
If your idea of the ideal outdoor drinking spot involves 10,000 square feet, throngs of people and constant live music, Bowstring Brewery is where to be.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
30 June 2026
In Catia La Mar, a community adjacent to the country's main airport, throngs of people began to loot basic goods like toilet paper and food from stores.
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Arkansas Online,
27 June 2026
Traffic and throngs of motorcyclists at times disrupted search efforts.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
French television showed throngs of people swimming in Paris’s Canal Saint-Martin, once notorious for its pollution.
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David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2026
Canal Saint Martin in Paris drew throngs Sunday splashing and diving off a bridge, despite authorities’ attempts to control the crowds.
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Oleg Cetinic,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Noun
With their billowing sails, teakwood decks and mazes of ropes and rigging, ships like Eagle draw throngs of visitors hoping to get a glimpse of the past.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The throngs of teenagers doing back flips into the Canal Saint-Martin and playing soccer in the street set the mood for the week.
—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Athletes find a new gear when playing in front of throngs of chanting countrymen.
—
Michael Morris,
Time,
1 July 2026
If your idea of the ideal outdoor drinking spot involves 10,000 square feet, throngs of people and constant live music, Bowstring Brewery is where to be.
—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
30 June 2026
In Catia La Mar, a community adjacent to the country's main airport, throngs of people began to loot basic goods like toilet paper and food from stores.
—
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2026
Traffic and throngs of motorcyclists at times disrupted search efforts.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
French television showed throngs of people swimming in Paris’s Canal Saint-Martin, once notorious for its pollution.
—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2026
Canal Saint Martin in Paris drew throngs Sunday splashing and diving off a bridge, despite authorities’ attempts to control the crowds.
—
Oleg Cetinic,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throngs
Noun
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For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.
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Kai Cenat's Streamer University program went awry after hordes of people crowded an audition site in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to several arrests, according to police.
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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).
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Filming in front of real audiences, alongside real racers and real pit crews, the director crowds the screen with people.
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Their strategy focuses on low-cost drone swarms, maximizing pilot effectiveness.
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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.
Noun
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Birders seek out flocks attracted to the park during the migration seasons.
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The same strain has forced record culls and pushed up egg prices across North America and Europe, and Australian flocks have no exposure to it.
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Unlike some ingredients that have a singular focus—like hyaluronic acid to hydrate, for example—peptides contain multitudes.
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Like our sexualities, BDSM contains multitudes.
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“Throngs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throngs. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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