horde

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Lindo is up for best supporting actor at the Oscars this month for his role in “Sinners” as Delta Slim, a blues musician who helps fight a vampire horde in a Mississippi juke joint.

From The Wall Street Journal

This sweet arrangement draws hordes of applicants to every job opening.

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He was not set upon by unreasonable hordes or ambushed by sneaky types.

From Literature

Life grew even harder when the fleeing hordes arrived.

From Literature

At the same time, a stronger dollar afforded consumers more purchasing power to buy goods and services from abroad, sending hordes of American tourists to the Eiffel Tower and sun-bleached Lisbon.

From The Wall Street Journal