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hordes

NOUN

uncontrolled throng, pack

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crowd crush gang mob multitude swarm

STRONG

band crew drove gathering host jam press push squash troop turnout

WEAK

everybody wall-to-wall

Example Sentences

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Whether or not hordes of international fans will take over I-95 on foot to get to the stadium is another question entirely.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Plus, there are fewer shopping malls to employ the vast hordes of teens during the summer months.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The sun is blinding hot, but that has not deterred the tourist hordes from splashing about in the ocean.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Workers overseeing hordes of dogs now make $17 per hour, up from $15 before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Before them were half a dozen fire trucks and ambudrones, and behind that hordes of survivors.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman