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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

It is their first trip to Australia since 2018, when they spent two weeks touring the country as well as New Zealand and Pacific islands in a visit that drew adoring throngs of crowds.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Down in the flats of Tucson away from the foothills and the throngs of media, people were talking about Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, but we didn't find many people too worried about security.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Both Graham and Paul had throngs of reporters following them in the Capitol Tuesday, getting their sides of the long-running foreign-policy feud that had now swung dramatically in one direction.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

We have to boil our water because it comes from the stream, where parasites multiply in teeming throngs.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver