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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
Karen Kucher, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
The detection came in a commercial broiler breeder chicken flock in Mississippi, the World Organization of Animal Health said.
—Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Air Mail, 5 Apr. 2025
Dave Craw South Island beaches were largely overlooked during the gold-rush years, which saw European migrants flock to the region in the hope of newfound wealth.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Bird flu has decimated commercial poultry flocks, resulting in the culling of tens of millions of birds.
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Aspiring young actors flock to Hollywood in search of fame the same way birds migrate south in the winter: instinctively.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for flock
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Earlier in the day, throngs of panicked residents ran outside after Bangkok’s skyline swayed.—
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Other estimates put the local throng in the 100,000 to 200,000 range.—
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Their swarms are so massive they can be seen from space.—
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Except for Carmen, who seems to have been encouraged to inhabit her parents’ rather chaotic world, the children are indistinguishable: A great swarm of pandemonium-causing rich children.—
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The Blackhawks’ blue line is getting crowded with young and exciting talent.—
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Least crowded: Saturday before (2.21 million). Tuesday before (2.25 million).—
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The game tasks players with caring for an artificially intelligent horde of digital critters whose influence on Cameron becomes all too powerful ahead of the episode's twist ending.—
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Angry over the tagless intruders' prior antics in pillaging their resources, a horde of players descend upon the USS Callister crew, who flee while digital Nanette makes her way to the engine in the hopes of finding a solve.—
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The tools would have helped Neanderthals hunt migrating herds of reindeer, giant deer, horses and bison, according to the study.—
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Far fewer cases have been recorded in dogs, and though nearly 1,000 dairy herds have been affected, the disease tends to be milder in cows.—
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The United States is not at war, nor has it been invaded.—
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And invading the Crusaders home turf Tuesday afternoon was Christian, ranked No. 1 in the section.—
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Her teammates then mobbed her with a huge celebration for her first goal.—
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Wheeling away in celebration, the 27-year-old pointed repeatedly at the Juve badge on his shirt before being mobbed by his delighted team-mates.—
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“Flock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flock. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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