as in hordes
a large group of people or things
—usually singular
A bevy of girls waited outside.
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bevies
Noun
-
With Barcelona booming these days, locals’ displeasure over hordes of visitors clomping around town has made lots of news.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024 -
There are now hordes of straight women on every continent who have become fans of mine—I’ve been shown the chat rooms and the TikTok comments by my team.—
Remy Blumenfeld,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Magnetic swarms assemble Scientists are increasingly studying how robot swarms can collectively achieve goals, drawing inspiration from ants that work together to bridge gaps or form rafts to survive floods.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Dec. 2024
-
Mueller says that's where the robots come in – swarms of them.—
Kira Wakeam,
NPR,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Allowing for the fact that people are infinitely complex fractals who contain multitudes, there are roughly two kinds of Republicans these days.—
Noah Rothman,
National Review,
22 Nov. 2024
-
Atlanta hip-hop has evolved to contain multitudes — by turns socially conscious, psychedelic, ruminative, daring and just plain weird.—
Richard Fausset,
New York Times,
14 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
Moore’s book is among dozens placed off limits for at least a week in school libraries operated by the DOD as the new administration aims to roll back protections for transgender people and terminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
-
Most grocers that are implementing restrictions on eggs are limiting shoppers to two dozen per trip.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
In California alone, hundreds of cattle herds and poultry flocks have tested positive.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
-
The changing fortunes of the two chipmakers underscores the fleeting nature of leadership in the tech industry and how a few key decisions can result in hundreds of billions — or even trillions — of dollars in market cap shifts.—
Ari Levy,Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
The annual December event, which got its start nearly a dozen years ago, starts Thursday.—
Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Dec. 2024
-
Festival goers sampled sandwiches provided by more than two dozen vendors.—
Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Dec. 2024
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Thesaurus Entries Near bevies
Cite this Entry
“Bevies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bevies. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share