in droves

idiom

: in large quantities
People came in droves to hear her sing.

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Back then, demand for luxury condos was red-hot as remote workers moved to Miami in droves. Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025 Upmarket and designer hoodies and sweatshirts are arriving in droves. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2025 This forest, on the eastern slope of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, had burned seven years before, and now, right on schedule, its skeleton remnants were coming down in droves. Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025 Travelers flock in droves to the see-and-be-seen beach clubs in Saint-Tropez and Cannes, but Plage Mala’s cobalt- and emerald-colored water easily rivals the Maldives—and lacks the crowds. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in droves

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“In droves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20droves. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.

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