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[thrawng, throng] / θrɔŋ, θrɒŋ /


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The police said around 600 so-called "Black Bloc" hardcore demonstrators had joined in the throng.

From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026

That didn’t stop the “Tarps Off” throng of shirtless fans at Angel Stadium from chanting Adell’s name after the gaffe against the Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 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

Most of the attendees are journalists, but among the throng is Janet Atkinson, a resident of the town.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

There he has brought the young shadowshaper, there he will raise his army of throng haints.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

Their attention was soon caught by the throngs of children lining up for what turned out to be an open audition for the film.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The throngs of teenagers doing back flips into the Canal Saint-Martin and playing soccer in the street set the mood for the week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Ants have chemical defences, including the ability to sting in some species, and can recruit throngs of other ants rapidly as backup to overcome potential predators, Narendra explained.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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

The camp was now alive and swarming, throngs of men starting to swell together like boils of a plague.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

In and around his hometown of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in the western state of Maharashtra, Dipke is routinely thronged by people wanting to shake his hand or take a photo.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

On summer evenings here, 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

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

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

What's different here from some years ago, though, is that the Europeans and Russians who once thronged Palolem and other beach villages of Goa are missing.

From BBC ● May 16, 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

A week on, the noise and energy have ebbed, giving way to a rare, disquieting calm in a capital usually thronging with 10 million people.

From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026

The streets are thronging with a snaking parade of mums, dads and children from the local school, clad in Norwegian national dress.

From BBC ● May 23, 2025

The area also symbolizes an inevitable truth about London: Without the thronging masses of tourists, and the attractions designed to amuse them, the city might disintegrate completely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025

The outcry has compounded a fight over an official poster unveiled this month: a pastel rendering of the city’s landmarks thronging with people in a busy style reminiscent of the “Where’s Waldo?” children’s books.

From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2024

I found many of my classmates thronging the principal’s office, copies of yesterday’s newspapers in their hands.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane


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