bevies

noun

Definition of beviesnext
plural of bevy
as in hordes
a large group of people or things
—usually singular A bevy of girls waited outside.

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  1. hordes
  2. swarms
  3. dozen
  4. hundreds
  5. dozens
Noun
  • With hordes of onlookers and press assembled on the street outside the hotel, a fire department van parked as close to the exit door as possible, seemingly to prevent others from viewing the scene as responders worked.
    Sandra Gonzalez and Jessie Yeung, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The statement from Payne’s school is just one of countless messages of grief that have taken over social media since Argentinian police confirmed his passing, with Zedd, Paris Hilton, Ty Dolla $ign, Rita Ora and more musicians joining hordes of fans in remembering the boy band star online.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of hordes
Noun
  • Many of these capabilities can enable swarms of smaller uncrewed systems like Switchblade 600 to be most effective on the battlefield.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Summary Flooding in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene has led to swarms of yellow jackets.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of swarms
Noun
  • Syria’s defense ministry said dozens of soldiers have been killed in the Aleppo offensive.
    Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The Syrian army said on Saturday dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city of Aleppo, forcing the army to redeploy in the biggest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad in years.
    Suleiman Al-Khalidi, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of dozen
Noun
  • Landslides and cresting rivers swept away homes, collapsed bridges and washed out hundreds of roads.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The need for power and water grew more urgent Thursday for hundreds of thousands of residents across the Southeast a week after Helene began a deadly, devastating march as a historic Category 4 hurricane slamming onto Florida's Gulf Coast.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • Soon, dozens of guests will be arriving from out of town.
    Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • As Thai Union installed executives at the chain, dozens of veteran Red Lobster leaders were fired or resigned in rapid succession.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of dozens
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