crowd
noun
a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng.
have crowded
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present perfectof crowd.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Because so many investors have crowded into the trade, stocks could become vulnerable if the pace of AI spending growth starts to cool, even if it continues to move in the right direction.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Individual investors have crowded the exits lately at the nontraded funds that make buyout loans, while publicly traded funds have fallen to steep discounts.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
In all an estimated 700,000 Palestinians lost their homes and became refugees as a result of the war of 1948-49; around 200,000 are believed to have crowded into that tiny coastal corridor.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
They said visitors have crowded onto riverbanks, looking for that perfect shot at the expense of “increasing erosion and trampling vegetation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
By now other people have taken notice, and have crowded the ice case, beginning to empty it.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
