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as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a flock of obstreperous reporters at the press conference
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Recent Examples of flock
Joe Guillen, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
The person became ill after contact with a combination of a backyard flock and wild birds, officials said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
The fact that Americans are now flocking to a domestic Chinese social media platform that blatantly removes content deemed unacceptable by the Chinese government demonstrates the ineffectiveness of trying to ban a single app like TikTok in the first place, says Funk.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The big picture: Consumers across the country have been dealing with higher egg prices for a while due to inflation and an ongoing bird flu outbreak, which has affected some local flocks.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
The person became ill after contact with a combination of a backyard flock and wild birds, officials said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
Post-ban opportunity Indian users flocked to TikTok as early as 2017.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
The fact that Americans are now flocking to a domestic Chinese social media platform that blatantly removes content deemed unacceptable by the Chinese government demonstrates the ineffectiveness of trying to ban a single app like TikTok in the first place, says Funk.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
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The entrance is like a secret garden, a shrouded staircase that is trying its best to hide from the throngs of visitors looking for this exact type of postcard-perfect view.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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That’s a far cry from the throng of more than 1 million people who flocked to the Women’s March in 2017.—
Grant Stringer,
The Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Add to that mix of experts a swarm of biotech founders and investors, and the talk got pretty enterprising.—
Grace Huckins,
Robb Report,
20 Jan. 2025
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Not everywhere in the South experienced what was known as Brood XIX, but Kentucky will get its turn at a cicada swarm this summer.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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Close to 100 people crowded behind the lectern for the Thursday press conference.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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Halfway between Cancún and Mérida (roughly two to three hours from either), this UNESCO World Heritage site is often crowded with tourists and vendors.—
John Newton,
AFAR Media,
24 Jan. 2025
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And with a master plan mapped out for the next 30 years, now is the time to go, before the hordes descend.—
Ryan Krogh,
Outside Online,
24 Jan. 2025
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Instead, my eyes were trained on the hordes of the city’s residents carrying umbrellas and wearing gloves… on one of the sunniest days of the summer.—
Sarah Kinonen,
Allure,
14 Jan. 2025
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This winter has been different because a strain of the bird flu virus has spilled over into dairy herds too, leading to hundreds of infected herds.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2025
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Officials could have immediately halted cow transport, and organized a careful and concerted cull of infected herds.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S. deployed an additional 20,000 troops to Eastern Europe to firm up NATO's eastern flank (there are now approximately 100,000 U.S. forces in Europe).—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The governor of Puerto Rico pleaded for President-elect Trump to intervene after Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro threatened to invade the U.S. island territory.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Players on both sidelines poured onto the field, followed him across the goal line and mobbed him, lifting him on their shoulders to the delight of the crowd of 60,000.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Wild mobbed him in celebration near the boards.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Flock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flock. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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