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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
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Researchers found that doctors from the best medical schools flock to the highest-paying specialties.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
In the lead-up to the 2024 election, celebrity endorsements flocked to Vice President Harris’s campaign, prompting some Democrats to ultimately question whether the strategy had the unintended effect of repelling working-class voters, who broke more toward Trump.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
One bird tutor was then released into each group, so that the flock mates could learn to use one solution over another.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Researchers found that doctors from the best medical schools flock to the highest-paying specialties.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
Verb
Migrants have mainly flocked to the United States but also Spain and other Latin American countries.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
In the lead-up to the 2024 election, celebrity endorsements flocked to Vice President Harris’s campaign, prompting some Democrats to ultimately question whether the strategy had the unintended effect of repelling working-class voters, who broke more toward Trump.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flock
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December and January see throngs of orcas and humpbacks arriving and penguin chicks hatching.Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
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In a dramatic scene, South Korean lawmakers worked their way through throngs of protesters and military vehicles to gather in the National Assembly building during the middle of the night, where members of the body who were present unanimously voted to end martial rule.Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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In a test held in the Gulf of Mexico in 2017, several Warthogs fired at a swarm of invading armed boats, while in September 2023 two Warthogs conducted a combat air patrol in the Gulf of Oman.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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But this week, the company unveiled an attack drone with a 50-mile range, capable of hunting in swarms and destroying armored vehicles.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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While plenty of drinkers crowd the bar area, lots of Guinness also flows upstairs at the gastropub, which has the spirit of a French village restaurant.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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Yet that’s what happened as the trade in CAF got crowded.Michael Foster, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Cities mean closer quarters, dark alleys, and forked paths where one wrong turn means meeting a horde of Voteless to liberate.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Areas affected by recent hurricanes also need to bring in hordes of outside workers as communities begin to rebuild.Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
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Twenty years later, half the country’s cows were raised in herds of 1,300 or more.Simon Hill, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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More:Raw milk has documented health risks, but if RFK Jr. leads HHS, its backers expect a boost More than 700 dairy herds have tested positive for bird flu across 15 states, mostly in California.Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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Israel evacuated northern communities to create a security buffer instead of invading Lebanon to directly counter Hezbollah’s missile attacks, effectively allowing Hezbollah to continue its strikes.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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The parlor, now the living room, was once again invaded by wares, thanks to the commercials that aired on yet another new device, the television.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Across the Bay Bridge at John’s Grill in downtown San Francisco, streets were closed off and already mobbed by early afternoon with folks crowding in for the restaurant’s traditional election day lunch.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Brown was mobbed by his teammates, while the Commanders sideline sprinted onto the field in amazement and shock, including head coach Dan Quinn.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Flock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flock. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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