as in multitude
a large group of people or things
—usually singular
A bevy of girls waited outside.
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Recent Examples of bevy
The legislation also undoes a bevy of other clean-energy and efficiency efforts.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 July 2025
Typical vote-a-ramas see a bevy of amendment proposals from the opposing party, and Democrats appear poised to raise their share this time around.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2025
As if watching Stewart engage with a bevy of Netflix K-content wasn’t enough, the campaign also included billboards in Los Angeles and New York City that were written only in Korean.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Violators can face a bevy of sanctions, including revocations of licenses and fines.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 June 2025
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 July 2025
Typical vote-a-ramas see a bevy of amendment proposals from the opposing party, and Democrats appear poised to raise their share this time around.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2025
As if watching Stewart engage with a bevy of Netflix K-content wasn’t enough, the campaign also included billboards in Los Angeles and New York City that were written only in Korean.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Violators can face a bevy of sanctions, including revocations of licenses and fines.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bevy
Noun
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And so that – the strength of that wheel has to do with having the spokes and having a multitude of perspective.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
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Many are already pointing the finger at AI for replacing a multitude of jobs in the video game industry.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Player Replacements for the Event The grind of the nearly every week nature of the sport right now is starting to take its toll, as a slew of players were absent from this event, some with lingering injuries and others with pre-arranged conflicts.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Fortunately for the third-year pro, players are allowed 10 fouls in Summer League games rather than the usual six, so Walsh’s slew of violations didn’t limit his playing time.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Vulnerable youth can't keep pace with inflation costs Youth homelessness can happen for a myriad of reasons, but Baack said two reasons are the housing market and rent affordability.—
Maya Bell,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
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Often referred to as the Capital of Latin America, Miami has a myriad of cultures spread across the city, creating pockets of opportunities for visitors.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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According to the latest consumer price index, egg prices nationwide averaged $4.55 per dozen in May—up from $2.69 a year earlier, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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To commemorate the upcoming 10-year anniversary of that beloved team, The Charlotte Observer put together its own team — of journalists, who have spent six months conducting dozens of exclusive interviews and searching for previously unseen visuals.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 July 2025
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Forty-four years ago today, people who were already afraid of cities got the scare of their lives with the release of Escape From New York, John Carpenter's carceral fantasy starring an eyepatch-wearing Kurt Russell doing battle against anarchic hordes in a chaotic urban environment.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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Now, the bulldozer is coming for the fortress-like Shops at Sunset Place, 5701 Sunset Dr., which in its heyday had a giant Virgin music store that drew celebrity visits, hordes of IMAX moviegoers, and customers swarming the stores day and night.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
Noun
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During the spring and early fall, travelers can enjoy mild temperatures, calm seas, and fewer crowds.—
Mina Agnos,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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Des pite the challenges of enforcement in a vast sector where goods are often shipped in covert ways by busy air and sea routes, observers also say that more can be done in China.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Last season, before the final home series, Getz spoke to a throng of media inside the tunnels of Rate Field in Chicago.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Along with the headline-grabbing job culls in the federal government which began earlier this year, a throng of companies have already laid off workers so far in 2025, including Microsoft, UPS, Dell, BP and others.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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The floor is peppered with spare knee pads and helmets, and a swarm of roller derby players outfitted in protective armor congregate in the center of the warehouse.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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If a task can be performed in more than one way by equal peers working together—much in the way an ant colony or swarm of bees works—then the system is resistant to censorship and hardware faults and has service continuity due to economic sustainability.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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