1
: a group of animals driven or moving in a body
2
: a large number : crowd
—usually used in plural especially with in
came in droves
drove
2 of 2past tense of drive
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Noun
people flocked to the annual festival in droves
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Noun
And since then, followers have come in droves, flooding her feed with comments praising her cakes, casseroles, pies, and buns.
—Hannah Taylor, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
Trending Today Two key stories on The Hill right now:
Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act into law: What to know
President Biden signed legislation into law over the weekend to expand Social Security benefits for droves of Americans.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
The Fish Thief, which has won awards on the environmental film festival circuit in North America and Europe, is the first to tell the story of the lamprey in its entirety, from the initial mystery of droves of dead fish, to the resulting ecological crisis, to the efforts to find a solution.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2025
Financial Challenges In 2023, reports of financial difficulties started circulating, which was shocking since the popular eatery and its spin-offs raked in droves of customers daily.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drove. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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