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throngs

NOUN

large crowd

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bunch congregation crush flock gathering horde mass mob multitude sellout swarm

STRONG

assemblage assembly collection concourse drove host jam pack press push

WEAK

everybody

Example Sentences

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And there was certainly nothing abnormal about the airport being crowded with throngs of people still in their pajamas ahead of a 7 a.m. flight.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Family patriarch Joseph Guinnip joined the throngs of people who headed west to take hold of America’s Manifest Destiny, leaving Steuben County, N.Y., in the 1830s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

But there were also throngs of Lai's supporters, some of them having camped out for days hoping to get inside for his sentencing.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

The ICE Expo in Dallas, where my application journey began, required attendees to register for a specific time slot, presumably to prevent throngs of eager patriots from flooding the event and overwhelming the recruiters.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

A mummer on stilts was striding through the throngs like some great insect, with a horde of barefoot children trailing behind him, hooting.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin