1
: a group of animals driven or moving in a body
2
: a large number : crowd
—usually used in plural especially with in
came in droves
drove
2 of 2past tense of drive
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Noun
people flocked to the annual festival in droves
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Simon Thompson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Critics didn't love it, but audiences turned out in their droves.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Right now, droves of shoppers are snapping up winter dresses, knit sweaters, comfy loungewear like two-piece matching sets, and soft sweatshirts.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Fans of action RPGs like Diablo and POE know how important strong endgame content is to a game like it, and POE 2 seemingly has droves of it.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
In the wake of the U.S. presidential election, droves of Americans are thinking of moving abroad.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drove. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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