as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a swarm of tourists descends upon the island every summer
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as in to climb
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
one of the physical challenges had competitors swarming over a pile of logs
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Recent Examples of swarm
Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
The new version adds new objectives, equipment cards and even different kinds of marbles to represent new hazards like swarms of bees.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
The Bulls called timeout with 14.1 seconds remaining down 122-119, but Josh Giddy couldn’t inbound the ball while the Kings’ defense swarmed and they were called for a five-second violation.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Former police chief Joe Chacon, who served in the role from 2021 to 2023, nixed a plan to do so after concluding that the sidewalks were too narrow and could not safely contain the swarms of people that flock to the area on weekends.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
The new version adds new objectives, equipment cards and even different kinds of marbles to represent new hazards like swarms of bees.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
Golden State dominated the first quarter, building a 24-point lead behind swarming defense and a barrage of 3-pointers.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
The Bulls called timeout with 14.1 seconds remaining down 122-119, but Josh Giddy couldn’t inbound the ball while the Kings’ defense swarmed and they were called for a five-second violation.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
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The entrance is like a secret garden, a shrouded staircase that is trying its best to hide from the throngs of visitors looking for this exact type of postcard-perfect view.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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That’s a far cry from the throng of more than 1 million people who flocked to the Women’s March in 2017.—
Grant Stringer,
The Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2025
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And don’t take any of these expedient risks simply because flocks of others are doing the same.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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While some experts are hopeful prices will stabilize once laying flocks are replenished, there is no concrete timeline for how long this will take.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Go earlier in the evening on a weekday to avoid crowds.—
Amber Gibson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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The dine-in chain, which is now up to 44 theaters, is private so doesn’t report financials but since emerging from bankruptcy post-Covid it’s become among the hottest places to see films drawing young crowds to a mix of big studio release, arthouse and repertory fare.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2025
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This latest teaser is more general in scope, revealing few plot points but giving us glimpses of our new characters: Abby weeping over a grave, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and then outrunning a horde of infected), and a brief glimpse of Isaac by a campfire.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
7 Jan. 2025
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Apparently Dracula has imprisoned Dr. Strange in a pocket dimension and has also unleashed a horde of vampires because messing with the moon just wasn’t enough.—
Ash Parrish,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Swarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarm. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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