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
Alla Katsnelson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The latest swarm of Russian drones had appeared in the sky soon after midnight.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Still swarming around the crease, Penn State got one past Tung with 6:33 left in the period, Dane Dowiak, the Regional MVP, getting the puck in the slot after two teammates worked it out from behind the net.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Even wrapped in paper, the stench of the aptly named stinkhorn mushrooms was overpowering, but the woman stifled a laugh upon overhearing two other passengers gripe about the swarm of flies around them.
—Alla Katsnelson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The latest swarm of Russian drones had appeared in the sky soon after midnight.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
Worries have grown about a potential backlash from customers, and protesters have been swarming Tesla showrooms because of anger about Chief Executive Elon Musk’s leading the U.S. government’s efforts to cut spending.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Still swarming around the crease, Penn State got one past Tung with 6:33 left in the period, Dane Dowiak, the Regional MVP, getting the puck in the slot after two teammates worked it out from behind the net.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swarm
Noun
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Last night, a throng many tens of thousands deeper saw Armstrong and his main band fulfill their destiny as the holders of rock’s eternal flame.—
Jeff Miller,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this February, at CPAC’s annual gathering, Elon Musk walked onstage to a cheering throng of young admirers and was presented with a chainsaw by Argentine president Javier Milei for his efforts with DOGE.—
Jeffrey Blehar,
National Review,
4 Apr. 2025
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Millions of tourists from all over flock to the nation's capital each spring to catch a glimpse of the treasured cherry blossom trees.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The cost of eggs is driving people to buy their own backyard flocks.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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Given the buzz, Glory owner and co-head coach Keke Blackmon has no idea how big of a crowd to expect Saturday.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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It’s expected the A’s will draw near-capacity crowds for the bulk of their games, particularly in series against popular teams like the Cubs, New York Yankees and the Giants.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The game tasks players with caring for an artificially intelligent horde of digital critters whose influence on Cameron becomes all too powerful ahead of the episode's twist ending.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Angry over the tagless intruders' prior antics in pillaging their resources, a horde of players descend upon the USS Callister crew, who flee while digital Nanette makes her way to the engine in the hopes of finding a solve.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Swarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarm. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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