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Recent Examples of hive
Noun
Even trace amounts of peanuts can cause symptoms from hives and swelling to difficulty breathing and shock. Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 Watch for signs of allergic reaction, including hives, difficulty breathing and dizziness. Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025 New Local Farm Tour Lydgate Farms recently introduced a hands-on Honey Farm & Tasting Tour that provides a look into the world of beekeeping—so deep that guests don full bee suits in order to get an up-close look at the process of honey production from hive to jar. Will McGough, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025 Asian needle ants can sting when bothered, which can lead to symptoms such as skin reactions including hives and itching; low blood pressure; swollen tongue or throat; nausea, vomiting or diarrhea; dizziness or fainting; weak or rapid pulse; and wheezing or difficulty breathing, the USFS said. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hive
Noun
  • Or, take the kids over to Caribbean Cay for some playtime at the playground.
    Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • Fed by snowmelt, Medano Creek—called Colorado's Natural beach—flows at the dunes’ base, creating a shallow, inland beach-like playground where visitors can splash, float on tubes, and build sandcastles.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • What had looked like hair were actually thousands of ants swarming on the man’s bald head.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 16 July 2025
  • These offenders swarm these vulnerable victims, usually Asian, older females.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • This small island in the Mediterranean is one of the closest to North Africa and has been a hotbed of conflict, colonization and military maneuvers during the war.
    Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Even the more populated hotbeds like Los Angeles, Chicago and New York/New Jersey are left with very few opportunities for burgeoning pipelines of rising talent.
    Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • The Santa Barbara division of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) had a surprise sheep herding on their hands when a flock got free of their enclosures.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 2 July 2025
  • In June 1969, police raided the bar and roughed up patrons before herding them into police vans, causing the crowd outside to become enraged.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Rooftop seating, a pizzeria within and drinks keep the nostalgic hot spot a favorite for KC natives.
    Ramal Nasim July 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
  • Remaining personnel will continue working around structures to extinguish hot spots and ensure any lingering threats to homes are addressed.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Celebrity tans are approaching early-aughts amber, and if dermatologists’ observations and social media are any indication, teens are flocking to the beach in pursuit of scorching burns.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 19 July 2025
  • Francis’ brand of pop music grew less popular as the 1960s went on and teenagers flocked to British invasion bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • Still, his supporters thronged outside the New York courtroom waving bottles of baby oil — an infamous detail of the trial — in a pseudo-ironic celebration of his acquittal on the most serious charges.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
  • On a sunny Saturday earlier this month, families thronged Funland enjoying the attraction, whose new amenities include handicapped-accessible equipment.
    Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Are these really the first kernels of the Justice League for you in the DCU?
    EW.com, EW.com, 18 July 2025
  • In its natural state, a whole kernel of wheat has three layers underneath the outer husk.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2025

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“Hive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hive. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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