in droves

idiom

: in large quantities
People came in droves to hear her sing.

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Meanwhile, global companies and technical experts and intellectuals have fled Russia in droves. Ronald H. Linden, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025 Protesters in Sacramento appeared in droves at the state capitol, shouting rhetoric against Trump and Musk. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025 When the desperate people plunged into the cold, trapped under the waves and the hull, surfers sprang into action, swimming towards the small craft in droves, joined quickly by lifeguards, to pull people out of the wreckage. Natalia Gottschalk, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025 Read on to see what items our readers bought in droves this month. Toni Sutton, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in droves 

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“In droves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20droves. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.

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