as in flocking
to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers
the snack bar was mobbed as soon as the meeting was over
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Recent Examples of mobbing
The kick cut Pittsburgh’s lead to 14-9 and sent the Jaguars into the locker room buzzing, with teammates mobbing the second-year kicker in celebration.
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Tobias Bass, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Tobias Bass, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobbing
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Yes, foodies are flocking to this southwestern city.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Despite there being more millionaire renters flocking to Southern metro areas in the pandemic years, most millionaires still choose to own their homes.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 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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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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“Mobbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobbing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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