as in crowding
to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers
vacationers flocked to the towns along the shore in order to escape the August heat
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Recent Examples of flocking
Gold has historically been considered a refuge during times of economic volatility, with investors flocking to the metal during stretches of inflation, fiat currency risks and political crises.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Research shows that bacteria warnings are also most prevalent in the summer, when most people are flocking to the beach and water temperatures are at their highest.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
If birds are flocking to your garden to pick at the flowers, that's a good clue that the seeds are ready to eat.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Agency pictures showed locals flocking once more to subway stations where many spent the night.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Research shows that bacteria warnings are also most prevalent in the summer, when most people are flocking to the beach and water temperatures are at their highest.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
If birds are flocking to your garden to pick at the flowers, that's a good clue that the seeds are ready to eat.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Agency pictures showed locals flocking once more to subway stations where many spent the night.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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In a nearby plot, natural self-thinning over 80 years reduced crowding from 275 to 70 trees per acre.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The military has also been targeting and destroying high-rise buildings surrounding displacement camps, crowding Gaza City’s residents into ever-smaller spaces.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Russia has been desperate to offset the loss of its European market after invading Ukraine.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Channeling history, Putin has staked a key part of his pretext for invading Ukraine on the claim that neo-Nazi ideology was gaining ground in the neighboring state also viewed as the next potential frontier for NATO expansion.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Daniels, meanwhile, was hit 10 times by Green Bay’s swarming defense and faced pressure on nearly half of his dropbacks.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The 1950s saw the Type 1 spread globally, especially swarming roads in the United States during the 1960s.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Flocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flocking. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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