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swarm

[swawrm] / swɔrm /
NOUN
large, moving group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bevy flock herd horde mob throng
STRONG
army blowout concourse covey crowd crush drove host jam mass multitude myriad pack press push school shoal troop turnout
VERB
move forward as a group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
congregate crawl flock gather overrun stream teem throng
STRONG
abound cluster crowd flow jam mass mob pullulate
WEAK
be alive be numerous gather like bees move in a crowd rush together
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disperse divide scatter separate spread
WEAK
retreat

Example Sentences

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This incident comes after an episode this month in Paris when the singer filmed herself in selfie mode as a swarm of people shouted behind her.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Each drone, connected via Swarmer’s software, knows everything about other members of the swarm and can make independent decisions.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

In addition to advanced stealth, making it much more difficult to detect by the enemy, it is meant to incorporate artificial intelligence and fly connected with a swarm of drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The new findings point to magma rising from depth as the driving force behind the swarm.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

She was more annoying than a swarm of lovebugs.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas