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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

Or consider the dot-com mania of the late 1990s, when eToys, Pets.com and hordes of other flash-in-the-pan internet companies drenched the market with initial public offerings of stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

He imagined hordes of monsters descending into this valley.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan