bevies

noun

Definition of beviesnext
plural of bevy
as in hordes
a large group of people or things
—usually singular A bevy of girls waited outside.

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  1. hordes
  2. swarms
  3. multitudes
  4. dozen
  5. hundreds
  6. dozens
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
Definition of hordes
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
Definition of swarms
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
Definition of multitudes
Noun
  • More than a dozen Latin American countries have signed onto the Belt and Road Initiative after Panama, and Chinese influence in Central and South America continues to grow.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
  • In a cul-de-sac along Alta Crest Drive, where more than a dozen homes burned, neighbors wept together in the street.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of dozen
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
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • Murray has seen Eberle make that move dozens of times.
    Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The cybersecurity market is composed of dozens of niche segments designed to tackle organizations’ specific security challenges.
    Michael Nicosia, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of dozens
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