in droves

idiom

: in large quantities
People came in droves to hear her sing.

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Leaving the market in droves before the crash gets worse. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 Over the last two years, according to Ayoub, it’s grown exponentially, especially in New York, as Gen Z and millennials have moved to the city in droves. Bridget Read, Curbed, 28 May 2025 Foreign investors have always bought up U.S. stocks -- but are now getting out in droves and buying European stocks. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 25 May 2025 Staffers have been leaving the paper in droves because of their frustrations with the management that Bezos has put in charge. Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for in droves

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“In droves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20droves. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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