as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a swarm of tourists descends upon the island every summer
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as in to climb
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
one of the physical challenges had competitors swarming over a pile of logs
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Recent Examples of swarm
Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Earth’s swarms of artificial satellites, for example, slightly change the amount of sunlight our planet blocks during a transit but not enough to even be detectable from Mars.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2025
Jay King, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
The pop star gets out of the car safely, and Cooper retreats into the house as police swarm the suburban residence.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
While experts do not believe an eruption is imminent, the seismic swarms are worrying to locals, especially since the region has not been able to design an effective evacuation plan that would ensure the rapid escape of 500,000 people.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Earth’s swarms of artificial satellites, for example, slightly change the amount of sunlight our planet blocks during a transit but not enough to even be detectable from Mars.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
Thunder defense, versatility give Celtics fits This was a shining moment for Mark Daigneault’s defense, which was swarming and connected the entire night.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
The pop star gets out of the car safely, and Cooper retreats into the house as police swarm the suburban residence.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swarm
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Earlier in the day, throngs of panicked residents ran outside after Bangkok’s skyline swayed.—
Muktita Suhartono,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Other estimates put the local throng in the 100,000 to 200,000 range.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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Millions of tourists from all over flock to the nation's capital each spring to catch a glimpse of the treasured cherry blossom trees.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The cost of eggs is driving people to buy their own backyard flocks.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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It’s expected the A’s will draw near-capacity crowds for the bulk of their games, particularly in series against popular teams like the Cubs, New York Yankees and the Giants.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Given the buzz, Glory owner and co-head coach Keke Blackmon has no idea how big of a crowd to expect Saturday.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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To see hostages paraded like props in front of the cameras to the screaming hordes in Gaza in successive releases, no one had anything to say about that.—
David Draiman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Operating like the best live-action Looney Tunes movie that never was, Hundreds of Beavers is essentially a series of increasingly zany gags in which fur trapper fend off literal hordes of beavers.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Swarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swarm. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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