as in crowd
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
grabbed a megaphone and addressed the vast throng
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of throng
Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors, police and FBI officials say Balat and Kayumi drove from Pennsylvania to New York City and joined a throng of counterprotesters at the rally, whose organizer, far-right activist Jake Lang, is a critic of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat and the first Muslim to hold the office.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
The entry to the exhibition itself was thronged, and the guard standing behind a velvet rope was letting people drip in a few at a time.
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for throng
Noun
Trying to make my way through the throng of movie stars, filmmakers and other luminaries was almost like an Olympic event.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors, police and FBI officials say Balat and Kayumi drove from Pennsylvania to New York City and joined a throng of counterprotesters at the rally, whose organizer, far-right activist Jake Lang, is a critic of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat and the first Muslim to hold the office.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Everything around him pounding in its pulse, the song of the world thronging in all its discord.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
The entry to the exhibition itself was thronged, and the guard standing behind a velvet rope was letting people drip in a few at a time.
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for throng
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throng
Noun
-
On the night of Cabo Verde’s qualifying victory, Moreira recalled, players celebrated on a beach with crowds of fans.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
-
Monday’s start represented the largest home crowd (36,702) that Cabrera has ever pitched in front of in his career.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
For the third year in a row, celebrities are flocking to shorter and shorter styles, which include the ever-evolving bob (see Penélope Cruz, Selena Gomez, and Gracie Abrams).—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
30 Mar. 2026
-
The biggest names in private equity and venture investing have been flocking to the Gulf in recent years as the region’s sovereign wealth funds have become an increasingly important source of cash.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
In effect, this would see Japan sending swarms of cheap drones first during a strike.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
-
In March, the company said its Bahraini data center had been damaged after Iran sent swarms of drones in the region.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
And since the album came out, hordes of fans have turned into armchair investigators, trying to assess which songs may contain AI.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2026
-
Us senior surfers need to stick together to hold off the hordes of nasty agro kidbots that are violently intent on world domination and the spread of nuclear surf rabies and mad Red Bull disease.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Throng.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throng. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
