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[thrawng, throng] / θrɔŋ, θrɒŋ /


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They throng a hilltop temple to turn the enormous 69-foot-tall golden prayer wheel, once the world’s largest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Eala saw her bid for gold end in the last four to disappoint her throng of supporters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Appearing in public for the final time in 1947, the year of Churchill’s cutting comment, Baldwin noticed an animated throng reacting to his arrival.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The defendant and his legal team declined to speak with a throng of reporters outside the courthouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

The three dogs made their way through the throng of people and pets, past bunches of balloons and flapping banners.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

But for the last seven years, the Flatiron has been shrouded in scaffolding, its Beaux-Arts exterior hidden from throngs of tourists who came to view it.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

As I walked through downtown, I marveled at how the overwhelmingly Gen Z throngs expressed their mexicanidad.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

The Brooklyn street performer/stuntman Leh-Boy rode through throngs of revelers with a trash can balanced on his head.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined throngs of devotees waving Spanish and Vatican flags in Cibeles Square for a service filled with religious symbolism.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

As we squeezed by the throngs in the throbbing house, I cringed at the destruction under way.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

On summer evenings, the streets are thronged with people spilling out onto the sidewalk to enjoy a pint and take a rare break from complaining about the weather.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

There was much that was familiar about Burnham's speech in front of the famous black No 10 door, which was thronged with staffers and supporters.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

DJI was one clear star of the show, its centrally positioned displays thronged with crowds of participants.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

Afterward, thousands of giddy fans thronged the malecón, Havana’s seaside promenade, laughing and drinking rum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

Masses of Lithuanians thronged toward them with their belongings.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

Further evidence of a paradigm shift: Enthusiastic theatergoers thronging to “Malinche the Musical,” the brainchild of Nacho Cano, a Spanish rock star turned impresario.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

KFC in Japan is gearing up for the Christmas tradition of millions of families thronging the US fast-food chain for special festive buckets of deep-fried chicken and other treats.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

Taken on Saturday, it shows shoppers thronging to similar stalls in a northern suburb of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, while a column of black smoke rises ominously in the background.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025

No nest in sight, but a bunch of them, thronging the porch.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

Train cars were lined up, people thronging so thick it was impossible to make out individual bodies.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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