herds 1 of 2

noun

Definition of herdsnext
plural of herd
1
as in flocks
a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together the great herds of cattle that cowboys once drove across the plains

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2
as in masses
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite aspire to achieve something, to distinguish yourself from the herd

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3
as in swarms
a great number of persons or things massed together gearing up for the herd of holiday shoppers at the mall on the day after Thanksgiving

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herds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of herd
as in drives
to urge, push, or force onward the guards briskly herded us through the museum in order to prevent overcrowding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herds
  1. drives
  2. swarms
  3. hordes
  4. people
Verb
  • Severe storms, the study found, lead to a capital depreciation shock that drives down the value of local assets.
    Justin Worland, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • So what drives happiness at work?
    Tanya Arturi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of drives
Noun
  • Many of these capabilities can enable swarms of smaller uncrewed systems like Switchblade 600 to be most effective on the battlefield.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Summary Flooding in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene has led to swarms of yellow jackets.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of swarms
Noun
  • With hordes of onlookers and press assembled on the street outside the hotel, a fire department van parked as close to the exit door as possible, seemingly to prevent others from viewing the scene as responders worked.
    Sandra Gonzalez and Jessie Yeung, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The statement from Payne’s school is just one of countless messages of grief that have taken over social media since Argentinian police confirmed his passing, with Zedd, Paris Hilton, Ty Dolla $ign, Rita Ora and more musicians joining hordes of fans in remembering the boy band star online.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of hordes
Noun
  • Authorities are investigating a shooting that left two people injured early Saturday morning in Union City.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Scientists know now that the stealthy menace originated in east Asia and was probably spread inadvertently by people to every continent except Antarctica.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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