as in crowding
to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers
vacationers flocked to the towns along the shore in order to escape the August heat
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Recent Examples of flocking
Live streamers and their fans will be flocking to the San Diego Convention Center for TwitchCon 2025 this weekend.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
With money flooding in, developers are flocking to areas where a lot of data centers are already, like Northern Virginia's Data Center Alley and parts of Texas, according to the IEA.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Start flocking to Meridian, chicken finger junkies.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
Right-wing podcasters, writers and pundits are flocking to Democratic deep-blue cities to document the scene for their massive audiences but also, in some cases such as Portland, to spar with left-wing demonstrators.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
With money flooding in, developers are flocking to areas where a lot of data centers are already, like Northern Virginia's Data Center Alley and parts of Texas, according to the IEA.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Start flocking to Meridian, chicken finger junkies.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
Right-wing podcasters, writers and pundits are flocking to Democratic deep-blue cities to document the scene for their massive audiences but also, in some cases such as Portland, to spar with left-wing demonstrators.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flocking
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Further crowding the schedule is the emergence of numerous high-profile exhibition tournaments throughout the year.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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There are no overwater bungalows here, no party yachts crowding the reefs.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
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An invading army has seized Europe’s largest nuclear plant, taken thousands of its employees hostage, and turned the grounds—home to a large stockpile of nuclear fuel—into a forward operating base in the middle of an active war zone.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Licensing officials also investigated educators accused of grooming behaviors like flirting with children, spending non-school time alone and isolated with students, or invading students’ personal space by rubbing their shoulders, thighs and lower backs.—
Danielle DuClos,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The unsealed videos showed officers, including former CMPD officer Heather Loveridge, swarming the home of a man who was accused of trafficking methamphetamine.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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These deliveries became sites of chaos, with crowds swarming the trucks and armed Hamas fighters hiding among civilians to attack the distributors, who defended themselves.—
Oded J K Faran,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Flocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flocking. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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