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throng

[thrawng, throng] / θrɔŋ, θrɒŋ /


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A throng of women’s advocates, including herself, had spoken about how the law would help women access healthcare.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

After the formal photo, Burnham got out his phone and took a selfie with the throng, straining to fit them all into one shot.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

At one point before the bombing, he arrives at the theater with a “hulking wheeled” army field kitchen to aid the cooks tasked with feeding the refugee throng.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

In years past, she said in a post on X, women would throng textile stores, giving a discerning touch to the fabric they would purchase for newlyweds.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

The throng haint swung its long, spiny arm toward her.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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

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

The complex, called Avant Gardner, began to host some of the world’s most famous electronic musicians, and throngs of New Yorkers came to revel in the atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

Elephant Island had been named years earlier for the throngs of elephant seals that crowded its rocky shores.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Crowds thronged the streets of Najaf on Wednesday as the coffin of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei moved through the holy city in a procession devoted to Iraq, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

In the summer, the area is thronged by fishermen drawn to Bristol Bay for the world’s largest sockeye salmon run.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 20, 2026

The other recreated a storefront thronged by smiling people moving to Bad Bunny’s beats.

From Salon Feb. 9, 2026

They thronged into the circle of light, just inches from Emma and the old lady—and from Finn hiding behind the old lady’s coat.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” with worshipers thronging the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Saturday.

From Seattle Times May 4, 2024

Footage from outside the Hala offices shows crowds thronging the street.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2024

Fans are still boarding trains, or parking their cars, or thronging the pubs.

From New York Times Jan. 13, 2024

They crammed their pockets with the last of the sweets and joined the crowd thronging the corridor.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling




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