as in crowd
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
grabbed a megaphone and addressed the vast throng
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Recent Examples of throng
Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
The video included voiceover of Payne alongside clips of him on stage and waving to throngs of excited fans.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Charlie Campbell, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Jeenah Moon / Reuters Auckland, New Zealand, was one of the first cities to welcome the new year as thousands thronged downtown or climbed the city’s ring of volcanic peaks for a fireworks vantage point — and a light display recognizing Auckland’s Indigenous tribes.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Noun
All manners of gifts are passed up to them from the throng of people in front of their podiums.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
The video included voiceover of Payne alongside clips of him on stage and waving to throngs of excited fans.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
Pigs were slaughtered in his honor, he was festooned with floral garlands, and hundreds young and old thronged the dirt streets to catch a glimpse of the conquering warrior’s return.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Jeenah Moon / Reuters Auckland, New Zealand, was one of the first cities to welcome the new year as thousands thronged downtown or climbed the city’s ring of volcanic peaks for a fireworks vantage point — and a light display recognizing Auckland’s Indigenous tribes.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throng
Noun
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But Trump’s potential move — described to a crowd that included Musk; Eric Schmidt, formerly of Google; and Michael Klein, the deal-maker mogul — raises questions about the president’s economic priorities.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Next stop for this crowd is the Century for the Puttana of the Century party, with cult deity Joey Arias hosting ($35); dress bordello.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Tourists are even flocking to the city of Tianjin because of how authentic Tianjin dialect, music, and local influences have been woven into the story.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2025
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But — spurred partly by looming tariffs — investors have increasingly flocked to health care stocks in an increasingly volatile market and macroeconomy.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Just like in Diablo, the name of the game here is clicking to move and attack swarms of enemies in dark isometric dungeons, throwing in some magical attacks with the number keys on your keyboard as needed.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
26 Feb. 2025
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As the heat began to break on Main Street, swarms of exhausted families packed up their impulse purchases and their double-wide strollers and called it a day.—
Justine Harman,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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This isn't surprising, as the PCMark test doesn't effectively utilize the hordes of CPU cores available in the ThinkStation across its two Xeons.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
17 Feb. 2025
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Madigan departed the courthouse just before noon Wednesday, holding hands with two of his daughters and walking out into the falling snow toward his nearby attorneys’ offices, followed by a horde of news cameras.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Throng.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throng. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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