swarm
noun
a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony.
swarms
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pluralof swarm.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Now, swarms of investment bankers and corporate lawyers are circling around a possible deal, further complicating those dynamics, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It warned cyber-security professionals around the world they needed to adapt to the new normal of swarms of AI agents working at speed in strange and clumsy ways that might lead to more breaches.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Others have expressed concerns that swarms of flies might get into their homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
They propose that magma from a thermal-chemical plume rose through the plate, created the dike swarms, and then reacted with the surrounding mantle rock.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Little gnats cloud round us in near invisible swarms and I keep having to bat ’em away.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
