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
Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
The new version adds new objectives, equipment cards and even different kinds of marbles to represent new hazards like swarms of bees.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
The Bulls called timeout with 14.1 seconds remaining down 122-119, but Josh Giddy couldn’t inbound the ball while the Kings’ defense swarmed and they were called for a five-second violation.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Former police chief Joe Chacon, who served in the role from 2021 to 2023, nixed a plan to do so after concluding that the sidewalks were too narrow and could not safely contain the swarms of people that flock to the area on weekends.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
The new version adds new objectives, equipment cards and even different kinds of marbles to represent new hazards like swarms of bees.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
Golden State dominated the first quarter, building a 24-point lead behind swarming defense and a barrage of 3-pointers.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
The Bulls called timeout with 14.1 seconds remaining down 122-119, but Josh Giddy couldn’t inbound the ball while the Kings’ defense swarmed and they were called for a five-second violation.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
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The entrance is like a secret garden, a shrouded staircase that is trying its best to hide from the throngs of visitors looking for this exact type of postcard-perfect view.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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There was just none of the storied grandeur of using the Capitol itself as a backdrop, nor the ability to capture the throngs of people stretching out onto the D.C. horizon.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Jan. 2025
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While some experts are hopeful prices will stabilize once laying flocks are replenished, there is no concrete timeline for how long this will take.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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And don’t take any of these expedient risks simply because flocks of others are doing the same.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Wilson totally fit in with the fashionable A-list crowd during the week.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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Three people were injured after a car hit a crowd of people who were leaving the NFC playoff on Sunday night, police said.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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And with a master plan mapped out for the next 30 years, now is the time to go, before the hordes descend.—
Ryan Krogh,
Outside Online,
24 Jan. 2025
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Instead, my eyes were trained on the hordes of the city’s residents carrying umbrellas and wearing gloves… on one of the sunniest days of the summer.—
Sarah Kinonen,
Allure,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Swarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarm. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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