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
Oleg Cetinic, Fortune, 22 June 2026
Canal Saint Martin in Paris drew throngs Sunday splashing and diving off a bridge, despite authorities' attempts to control the crowds.
—ABC News, 21 June 2026
But unlike the throngs of fans who rushed to claim a good spot at the barrier, Stewart had a very different path getting to the event.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
Known for its majestic mountains, expansive natural landscapes, and eight incredible national parks, Alaska attracts throngs of visitors each year.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
After the final buzzer confirmed the Knicks' 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at Texas' Frost Bank Center on Saturday, June 13, throngs of people sporting blue and orange flocked to the streets of all five boroughs.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Friday’s watch party attracted throngs of revelers to MSG, but also brought some chaos to Midtown, with 26 people arrested for a variety of offenses, from assault to selling counterfeit merchandise to climbing on top of light poles, food vendor carts and subway entrances.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026
All the while, Upper West Side locals walked their little white dogs and hauled Fairway groceries past the throngs, looking confused.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Just a forehand shot away from the red clay courts, Auteuil is an authentic pocket of Paris that’s far from the tourist throngs—and the stereotypes sometimes saddled on it by east-leaning Parisians.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
Noun
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
Canal Saint Martin in Paris drew throngs Sunday splashing and diving off a bridge, despite authorities' attempts to control the crowds.
—ABC News, 21 June 2026
But unlike the throngs of fans who rushed to claim a good spot at the barrier, Stewart had a very different path getting to the event.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
Known for its majestic mountains, expansive natural landscapes, and eight incredible national parks, Alaska attracts throngs of visitors each year.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
After the final buzzer confirmed the Knicks' 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at Texas' Frost Bank Center on Saturday, June 13, throngs of people sporting blue and orange flocked to the streets of all five boroughs.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Friday’s watch party attracted throngs of revelers to MSG, but also brought some chaos to Midtown, with 26 people arrested for a variety of offenses, from assault to selling counterfeit merchandise to climbing on top of light poles, food vendor carts and subway entrances.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026
All the while, Upper West Side locals walked their little white dogs and hauled Fairway groceries past the throngs, looking confused.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Just a forehand shot away from the red clay courts, Auteuil is an authentic pocket of Paris that’s far from the tourist throngs—and the stereotypes sometimes saddled on it by east-leaning Parisians.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throngs
Noun
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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.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Dating apps are full of horror stories where hordes of men act creepily toward the female population.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
17 June 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 Spanish Navy has carried out a successful at-sea test of the Hornet Block 1 interceptor, a new system designed to counter the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drone swarms.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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But for now, the booby seems healthy and pretty much unbothered by the swarms of people paying it a visit — one of whom is Amy Gobbini, who briefly stopped from her nearby workplace to snag a picture on her phone.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The folks in the national sports media sometimes move like lemmings, all following each other — able to suddenly turn in perfect unison and head in the same direction, like flocks of birds.—
Greg Cote
June 17,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Brands including Cult Gaia, Alo, Same Swim, and La DoubleJ are opening stores in either the South of France or along the Italian coastline ahead of the 2026 season, in a bid to capture the flocks of tourists who visit these hotspots and are keen to splurge without breaking the bank.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Like our sexualities, BDSM contains multitudes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Yes, dear reader, the Knicks game was playing at the Chanel dinner—fashion people contain multitudes!—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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“Throngs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throngs. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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