as in throngs
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a horde of mosquitoes hordes of tourists from the cruise ship crowded the shops and cafes
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Recent Examples of hordes
The floor and foundation were falling apart, inviting hordes of mice and fleas.
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Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
The shooting broke out during a sideshow, typically an incident in which hordes of people descend on roads to watch vehicle stunts, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Irish actress Nicola Coughlan, known to hordes of Bridgerton fans as Penelope Featherington/Lady Whistledown and as Clare Devlin to Derry Girls enthusiasts, will be honored at this year’s French TV festival Canneseries with the annual Konbini Commitment Award.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
In the decades that followed, hordes of white college students flocked to The Strip, the stretch of A1A between Las Olas and Sunrise boulevards, and piled into motels.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Those pleasant water temperatures are the primary reason for the hordes of summer visitors.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Operating like the best live-action Looney Tunes movie that never was, Hundreds of Beavers is essentially a series of increasingly zany gags in which fur trapper fend off literal hordes of beavers.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
But this image of Viking hordes embarking on sea voyages with the sole purpose of pillaging is changing with new discoveries that reveal extensive trade networks spanning Europe and beyond.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Monster Train 2 looks to be building on the foundations of its predecessor, so players will once again board a train and defend it against incoming monster hordes on several vertical levels at the same time.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
The shooting broke out during a sideshow, typically an incident in which hordes of people descend on roads to watch vehicle stunts, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Irish actress Nicola Coughlan, known to hordes of Bridgerton fans as Penelope Featherington/Lady Whistledown and as Clare Devlin to Derry Girls enthusiasts, will be honored at this year’s French TV festival Canneseries with the annual Konbini Commitment Award.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
In the decades that followed, hordes of white college students flocked to The Strip, the stretch of A1A between Las Olas and Sunrise boulevards, and piled into motels.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Those pleasant water temperatures are the primary reason for the hordes of summer visitors.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Operating like the best live-action Looney Tunes movie that never was, Hundreds of Beavers is essentially a series of increasingly zany gags in which fur trapper fend off literal hordes of beavers.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
But this image of Viking hordes embarking on sea voyages with the sole purpose of pillaging is changing with new discoveries that reveal extensive trade networks spanning Europe and beyond.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Monster Train 2 looks to be building on the foundations of its predecessor, so players will once again board a train and defend it against incoming monster hordes on several vertical levels at the same time.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Hordes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hordes. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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