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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
Joe Guillen, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
The person became ill after contact with a combination of a backyard flock and wild birds, officials said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
But thanks to American efforts to eradicate poppy — and the opium trade — people had flocked to the desert district, where the Taliban embraced them.
—Azam Ahmed, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The big picture: Consumers across the country have been dealing with higher egg prices for a while due to inflation and an ongoing bird flu outbreak, which has affected some local flocks.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
The person became ill after contact with a combination of a backyard flock and wild birds, officials said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
Bird enthusiasts flocked to the small town, with local tour operator Trinity Eco-Tours ferrying visitors out to see the rare eagle.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
But thanks to American efforts to eradicate poppy — and the opium trade — people had flocked to the desert district, where the Taliban embraced them.
—Azam Ahmed, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flock
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An atmosphere of fear has brought throngs of Sudanese to the doorstep of the U.N. refugee agency in Cairo, seeking formal protection.—
Vivian Yee,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Some cabinets of yore still exist in some form today, as with Ulisse Aldrovandi’s collection, which draws throngs of visitors to Bologna each year.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Jan. 2025
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Alongside this, earthquake swarms, exceeding 500 per day at times, have signalled magma movement.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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The hot liquid rock beneath the crust fuels the geysers, hot springs, and boiling mud pots that attract swarms of tourists to that corner of Wyoming.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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In this aerial view melting icebergs crowd the Ilulissat Icefjord on July 16, 2024 near Ilulissat, Greenland.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2025
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The other kids living at the complex crowded around him on a bunk bed.—
Armando L. Sanchez,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2025
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This latest teaser is more general in scope, revealing few plot points but giving us glimpses of our new characters: Abby weeping over a grave, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and then outrunning a horde of infected), and a brief glimpse of Isaac by a campfire.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
7 Jan. 2025
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Apparently Dracula has imprisoned Dr. Strange in a pocket dimension and has also unleashed a horde of vampires because messing with the moon just wasn’t enough.—
Ash Parrish,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 2025
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This winter has been different because a strain of the bird flu virus has spilled over into dairy herds too, leading to hundreds of infected herds.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2025
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Officials could have immediately halted cow transport, and organized a careful and concerted cull of infected herds.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S. deployed an additional 20,000 troops to Eastern Europe to firm up NATO's eastern flank (there are now approximately 100,000 U.S. forces in Europe).—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The deal comes after a ceasefire deal was reached between Israel and Hezbollah in November, weeks after Israel invaded southern Lebanon as part of an escalation of its conflict with Hezbollah.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Players on both sidelines poured onto the field, followed him across the goal line and mobbed him, lifting him on their shoulders to the delight of the crowd of 60,000.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Wild mobbed him in celebration near the boards.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Flock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flock. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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