as in swarm
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 horde
Drawing even more hordes to South Florida this holiday weekend: the Air & Sea Show on May 24-25 in South Beach.
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Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
A Day Trip To The Poconos An easy drive from such major cities as New York and Philadelphia, the Pocono Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania attract hordes of staycation visitors all year round.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Look no further than the hordes that turn up to town halls hosted by the few Republican lawmakers brave enough to host them.
—Averi Harper, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Two Series Regulars Leaving in Wake of Explosive 2-Hour Finale
‘GIVE SARAH MY LOVE’ | Outside Jackson’s walls, the bodies of the infected horde are still smoldering.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
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Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
A Day Trip To The Poconos An easy drive from such major cities as New York and Philadelphia, the Pocono Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania attract hordes of staycation visitors all year round.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Look no further than the hordes that turn up to town halls hosted by the few Republican lawmakers brave enough to host them.
—Averi Harper, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Two Series Regulars Leaving in Wake of Explosive 2-Hour Finale
‘GIVE SARAH MY LOVE’ | Outside Jackson’s walls, the bodies of the infected horde are still smoldering.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horde
Noun
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The police escalated the stop, calling in a swarm of backup officers.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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People with their dogs swarm to DeLong Lake hoping to stay cool in the record breaking heat in Anchorage, Alaska, on July 5, 2019.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Officers moved in the late afternoon to push the throng away from the buildings that had been the focus of Sunday’s protests and steadily pushed them into Little Tokyo, with the crowd thinning with each push.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025
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As part of the celebration, someone blew bubbles amidst the throng of Pointers.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
Noun
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American and Israeli colors lined the streets of Aventura, where a crowd of more than 500 people embarked Sunday on a three-mile march — escorted by police — to raise awareness for rising antisemitism at home and abroad.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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For those first fleeting minutes, the Chicago Sky delivered on the hopes of the franchise-record crowd of 19,496 in the first WNBA game at the history venue.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Then there was the dog who went viral after somehow convincing a rooster and a flock of chickens to come home with him from an outdoor adventure.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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My fondest memories will probably be of the scene on the sidelines at Madison Square Garden, where a flock of celebrities made their own parallel entertainment.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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In 1958, President Eisenhower invoked the Insurrection Act to deploy troops to Arkansas to enforce the Supreme Court’s decision ending racial segregation in schools, and to defend Black students against a violent mob.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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An angry mob of citizens — who recognized him from media coverage as the Night Stalker — surrounded him, beating him with a steel rod until police arrived.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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“Horde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horde. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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