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as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a flock of obstreperous reporters at the press conference
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Recent Examples of flock
Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
But highly damaged Mark, whose upbringing was evidently a nightmare of abuse, has found salvation, or at least escape: He’s ordained himself a servant of the Lord, holding improvisational services in the prison chapel to a paltry flock.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 June 2025
Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The discovery of the shooter's body on Canfield Mountain, a popular hiking destination outside the city of Coeur d’Alene, culminated six hours of chaos that saw around 300 local, state and federal officers flock to the area.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 1 July 2025
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Noun
In addition to tending to the souls of their flocks, ministers were tasked with keeping track of the comings and goings of congregation members, collecting taxes, and administering justice for lesser crimes.
—Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
But highly damaged Mark, whose upbringing was evidently a nightmare of abuse, has found salvation, or at least escape: He’s ordained himself a servant of the Lord, holding improvisational services in the prison chapel to a paltry flock.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 June 2025
Verb
As fireworks are poised to illuminate the night sky over crowds wearing red, white and blue this week, a record 1.6 million Tennesseans are expected to flock to interstates, airports or railways to celebrate Independence Day.
—Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The discovery of the shooter's body on Canfield Mountain, a popular hiking destination outside the city of Coeur d’Alene, culminated six hours of chaos that saw around 300 local, state and federal officers flock to the area.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flock
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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Chris Lake kicks back in a sprawling floor of a towering Los Angeles office building used mostly for storage, selecting one of the dozens of office chairs crowding the industrial space with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the city’s west side.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
11 July 2025
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If necessary, work in batches to prevent crowding the pan.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
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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Though not included in the sale, the property currently supports summer grazing leases for 100 cow/calf pairs and 300 yearlings and has previously hosted herds of bison and horses.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 July 2025
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Now, McGregor is reportedly moving back to the U.K. and is culling his herd of motorized toys, including this motorcycle.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Russia has suffered about a million casualties in its attempt to invade.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The men’s national team has been invaded by foreigners.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Kurtz hit his second two-run, walk-off home run in four days and was mobbed again by teammates at home plate, as the A’s defeated the Astros 6-4 in 10 innings at Sutter Health Park.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2025
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The sheriff, in office since 2013, said if anyone tries to mob a car, they will likely be run over and dragged across the street.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
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“Flock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flock. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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