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
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In addition to large-scale data theft, economic disruption, and intelligence breaches, quantum computers could be used for malicious purposes such as simulating and synthesizing chemical weapons or optimizing the flight trajectories of a swarm of drones.
—Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
The racks of fox, mink and Mongolian at booths, including the Igala NYC and the Jennie Walker Archive, which was selling a sable coat for $2,495, were swarmed by shoppers, many already wearing fur.
—Dolly Faibyshev, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The swarm is the most significant since the sleeping giant last erupted in 2014.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In addition to large-scale data theft, economic disruption, and intelligence breaches, quantum computers could be used for malicious purposes such as simulating and synthesizing chemical weapons or optimizing the flight trajectories of a swarm of drones.
—Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
The column drove into a minefield and was swarmed by Ukrainian drones, taking heavy losses.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
The racks of fox, mink and Mongolian at booths, including the Igala NYC and the Jennie Walker Archive, which was selling a sable coat for $2,495, were swarmed by shoppers, many already wearing fur.
—Dolly Faibyshev, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Black Tap once had a thriving pop-up on West 14th St. in NYC that drew throngs of mostly millennial women but closed when the owners couldn’t negotiate a longer-term lease with the landlord.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Bridges, now 70, was 6 years old when she was escorted to school by U.S. marshals through the streets of New Orleans surrounded by throngs of angry people protesting desegregation.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2025
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Backyard flocks have also been killed after avian-flu exposure; the one person in the United States who has died from bird flu was exposed to it by both wild birds and a backyard flock.—
Tove Danovich,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Pope Francis addressed his flock via an audio recording Thursday for the first time since he was admitted last month to the hospital.—
Anne Thompson,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Back inside the main party space, a crowd formed not far from the entrance.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar. 2025
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In December, a car crashed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, west of Berlin, that resulted in five deaths and left more than 200 people injured.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Those pleasant water temperatures are the primary reason for the hordes of summer visitors.—
Martin E. Comas,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2025
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Furiosa, hiding beneath the truck, winds up fighting the invading hordes, allying herself with Jack, and joining, temporarily, Immortan Joe’s army.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Swarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarm. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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