as in climbed
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 swarmed
Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
He is then swarmed by Parisian Disneyland employees in headsets who cart him off.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Some travelers took video as FBI agents swarmed the plane.
—Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
In the lunchroom on Tuesday, other third-graders swarmed Aura for autographs.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Video shared with the Miami Herald of the rescue shows the backyard swarmed with first responders.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew!
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
His sense of security disappeared when federal agents swarmed the streets around his Minneapolis high school in December.
—Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
Despite Guillotin’s ideals, executions were messy and sometimes shambolic affairs, swarmed by bloodthirsty crowds and heckling tricoteuses.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
He is then swarmed by Parisian Disneyland employees in headsets who cart him off.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Some travelers took video as FBI agents swarmed the plane.
—Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
In the lunchroom on Tuesday, other third-graders swarmed Aura for autographs.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Video shared with the Miami Herald of the rescue shows the backyard swarmed with first responders.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew!
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
His sense of security disappeared when federal agents swarmed the streets around his Minneapolis high school in December.
—Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
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