legions

noun

Definition of legionsnext
plural of legion
1
as in armies
a large body of men and women organized for land warfare joined the French Foreign Legion

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2
as in throngs
a great number of persons or creatures massed together legions of fans crowded the stadium for the rock concert

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  1. armies
  2. battalions
  3. hordes
  4. swarms
Noun
  • Hundreds of thousands have been fed, homes restored, and hope fueled by mighty armies of volunteers.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Other firms are still performing in-house due diligence before allowing their armies of FAs to start actively pitching the funds.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of armies
Noun
  • Hurling entire battalions against Ukrainian defenses in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast on Sunday and Monday, Russian forces advanced a quarter mile through the ruins of the town of Maksymilyanivka—and continued their slow, costly march on the city of Kurakhove, two miles the west.
    David Axe, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • After more than a year in combat, the 2,000-person unit finally rotated most of its battalions off the front line in eastern Ukraine last month.
    David Axe, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of battalions
Noun
  • With hordes of onlookers and press assembled on the street outside the hotel, a fire department van parked as close to the exit door as possible, seemingly to prevent others from viewing the scene as responders worked.
    Sandra Gonzalez and Jessie Yeung, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The statement from Payne’s school is just one of countless messages of grief that have taken over social media since Argentinian police confirmed his passing, with Zedd, Paris Hilton, Ty Dolla $ign, Rita Ora and more musicians joining hordes of fans in remembering the boy band star online.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of hordes
Noun
  • Many of these capabilities can enable swarms of smaller uncrewed systems like Switchblade 600 to be most effective on the battlefield.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Summary Flooding in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene has led to swarms of yellow jackets.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of swarms
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