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Recent Examples of thronged
Afterward, thousands of giddy fans thronged the malecón, Havana’s seaside promenade, laughing and drinking rum.
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
With more than ninety works, the galleries are thronged with beauties, many of whom refuse to be pinned down to a gender.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
In Budapest, Hungarians thronged the bank of the Danube across from the city’s majestic neo-Gothic parliament, cheering, waving flags and popping Champagne.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Gingham is the ultimate European-summer print, and this playful shorts set is perfect for picnics by the Eiffel Tower or, better yet, along the Canal Saint Martin or in the Buttes Chaumont Park, which are less thronged by tourists.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2026
In Chula Vista, protesters thronged to a sidewalk outside a Red Lobster on H Street, amid a din of whistles and car horns.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The quayside, now planted with fast-maturing plane trees and creeper climbing the sandstone walls, is thronged on any sunny day with joggers, walkers and their dogs.
—Marie Patino, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
In mere hours, central Madrid’s historic coffee spot, Café Comercial, will be thronged with content creators, micro-influencers and ‘cool kids’ attending the first in a rolling series of YSL Beauty activations, each envisioned as a block party.
—Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
The entry to the exhibition itself was thronged, and the guard standing behind a velvet rope was letting people drip in a few at a time.
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
With more than ninety works, the galleries are thronged with beauties, many of whom refuse to be pinned down to a gender.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
In Budapest, Hungarians thronged the bank of the Danube across from the city’s majestic neo-Gothic parliament, cheering, waving flags and popping Champagne.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Gingham is the ultimate European-summer print, and this playful shorts set is perfect for picnics by the Eiffel Tower or, better yet, along the Canal Saint Martin or in the Buttes Chaumont Park, which are less thronged by tourists.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2026
In Chula Vista, protesters thronged to a sidewalk outside a Red Lobster on H Street, amid a din of whistles and car horns.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The quayside, now planted with fast-maturing plane trees and creeper climbing the sandstone walls, is thronged on any sunny day with joggers, walkers and their dogs.
—Marie Patino, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
In mere hours, central Madrid’s historic coffee spot, Café Comercial, will be thronged with content creators, micro-influencers and ‘cool kids’ attending the first in a rolling series of YSL Beauty activations, each envisioned as a block party.
—Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
The entry to the exhibition itself was thronged, and the guard standing behind a velvet rope was letting people drip in a few at a time.
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thronged
Verb
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Defense technology operations, along with aerospace and artificial intelligence, have flocked to California, even as retail and fast-food chains bail out of the Golden State.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Brazilian plane maker Embraer reported a record $32 billion backlog at the end of the first quarter as carriers flocked to its highly fuel-efficient E-Jet amid a global jet fuel crunch.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Funerals were held for Coleman in Jacksonville, Orlando and Chicago, where 2,000 people crowded Pilgrim Baptist Church on May 7, 1926.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Then a 24-year-old newbie, Lake landed in a field crowded with mostly 40- and 50-something hosts.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Thronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thronged. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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