as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a swarm of tourists descends upon the island every summer
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as in to climb
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
one of the physical challenges had competitors swarming over a pile of logs
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Recent Examples of swarm
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
Drones reported to be flying in swarms The drones are moving in swarms, said New Jersey Assemblyman Paul Kanitra, citing statements made by the DHS to New Jersey legislators, the Asbury Park Press reported.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Felecia, who returned home to find emergency medical workers swarming her driveway, staggered across the front yard toward her family, uncomprehending.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2024
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Noun
There’s the author trying to keep the peace between his new wife and his strict mother, the lesbians who can’t decide whether to have a baby, and a swarm of real estate developers looking for a windfall.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
Drones reported to be flying in swarms The drones are moving in swarms, said New Jersey Assemblyman Paul Kanitra, citing statements made by the DHS to New Jersey legislators, the Asbury Park Press reported.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Verb
The Peaks Hikers swarm the Lake District in the mass millions every year for its jaw-dropping 214 peaks (otherwise known as fells) and dramatic landscapes.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Felecia, who returned home to find emergency medical workers swarming her driveway, staggered across the front yard toward her family, uncomprehending.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swarm
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An atmosphere of fear has brought throngs of Sudanese to the doorstep of the U.N. refugee agency in Cairo, seeking formal protection.—
Vivian Yee,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Some cabinets of yore still exist in some form today, as with Ulisse Aldrovandi’s collection, which draws throngs of visitors to Bologna each year.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Jan. 2025
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And don’t take any of these expedient risks simply because flocks of others are doing the same.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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While some experts are hopeful prices will stabilize once laying flocks are replenished, there is no concrete timeline for how long this will take.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Go earlier in the evening on a weekday to avoid crowds.—
Amber Gibson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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More than 20 others among the massive crowd suffered gunshot injuries.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2025
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This latest teaser is more general in scope, revealing few plot points but giving us glimpses of our new characters: Abby weeping over a grave, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and then outrunning a horde of infected), and a brief glimpse of Isaac by a campfire.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
7 Jan. 2025
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Apparently Dracula has imprisoned Dr. Strange in a pocket dimension and has also unleashed a horde of vampires because messing with the moon just wasn’t enough.—
Ash Parrish,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Swarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarm. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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