as in crowded
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
the theme park is thronging with tourists during the summer
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as in flocking
to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers
fans thronged the field to celebrate the win
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Adjective
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An upholstered stool, for instance, can bring a burst of color without making the space feel crowded.—
Wendy Vazquez,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2025 -
Personal branding and thought leadership consulting Personal branding and thought leadership consulting are in high demand as professionals and entrepreneurs recognize the need to stand out in crowded markets.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But unlike Tutankhamen’s tomb, whose chambers were found packed with artifacts during a 1922 excavation, the tomb of Thutmose II had been all but emptied out.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The absolutely packed boxed set contains everything a group needs to play the game like dice, maps, rules and even a full 10 story adventure path.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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By 1800, colonists had brought it in seed mixes from Europe to North America, intent on feeding their livestock familiar European species rather than the abundant native grasses of the new continent.—
Ian Rose,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Feb. 2025
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At an initial glance, those precepts or conditions certainly seem to make abundant sense.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Wall Street investors regularly financed slaving expeditions, and bribery of customs officers and juries was rife.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Speculation about when the season would move ahead has been rife since Sky Deutschland pulled out of original content in July 2023.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The sky is awash with radio-frequency interference (RFI), but thanks to two astronomers who tracked down a stray TV broadcast reflected off a passing airplane, there may be a new way to wipe out some of the rogue signals that plague our radio telescopes.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Throughout, the rooms are awash with soft pastel hues like rusty pink, dusty blue, and earthy green.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Thronging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thronging. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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