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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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
The technology allows for droves of scientific applications, from understanding antibiotic resistance to developing plastic-destroying enzymes.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
Over the past decade, droves of people like them from traditionally Democratic states have flooded the Greater Atlanta area in search of cheaper housing and a better way of life.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Through both of those previous elections, Trump showed himself able to turn out droves of supporters, especially in rural areas and, even while losing in 2020, defying expectations from pollsters and pundits.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Noun
This way, stores can be ready when droves of customers stop by to grab their sweet fix.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
The technology allows for droves of scientific applications, from understanding antibiotic resistance to developing plastic-destroying enzymes.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
Over the past decade, droves of people like them from traditionally Democratic states have flooded the Greater Atlanta area in search of cheaper housing and a better way of life.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Through both of those previous elections, Trump showed himself able to turn out droves of supporters, especially in rural areas and, even while losing in 2020, defying expectations from pollsters and pundits.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Drove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drove. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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