BEVY Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

bevy

noun

Definition of bevy

as in multitude

a large group of people or things

—usually singular A bevy of girls waited outside.

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Recent Examples of bevy The legislation takes a balanced and unprecedented approach to bundling a bevy of streamlining proposals into a single bill, said Ben Norris, senior vice president of regulatory affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 Against the Niners alone, Jones made four impressive open-field tackles against a bevy of playmakers like Samuel, Christian McCaffrey, and Cowing. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 Meta donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, a move that earned Zuckerberg a prominent spot on the dais alongside a bevy of other tech executives. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 The wing-heavy Bulls have a bevy of forwards and jumbo guards who play best off the ball. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bevy

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Noun

There are a multitude of reports of filmmakers, from Ben Affleck to Greta Gerwig, having issues with the executives’ communication style.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Mitchell, who has Type 1 diabetes, dealt with a multitude of injuries for much of his career but played 145 regular-season games this year and hit two homers in the NLCS.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of multitude

Noun

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in 1979, Gray returned to music photography — shooting a slew of album covers and, in the early 1980s, serving as Michael Jackson’s personal photographer at a time when the singer was breaking out as a solo act.

— Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
When the year started, investors were predicting a slew of AI companies going public, including SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of slew

Noun

Unsurprisingly, writers have developed a myriad of strategies and tricks to push through this awkward stage.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
The four-year program is designed to prep students for a myriad of fields — modern theme park design firms work not only on new attractions but readily contribute to museums, zoos, immersive marketing events and more.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of myriad

Noun

The advance notice allowed Baugh and his colleagues to alert dozens of grooms living in the barns to evacuate before the flood reached them.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
The ruling allowed Oregon and dozens of other Western localities to limit where individuals living in cars, parks and other encampments stayed.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of dozen

Noun

In July, a horde of OpenAI agents broke out of their sandboxes and worked together to launch a cyberattack on the AI company Hugging Face.

— Harry Booth, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
The report describes aggressive tactics in which hordes of solicitors sit on the phones all day, calling people to get them to refinance.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of horde

Noun

Already postponed 24 hours, the invasion proceeded in the face of rough seas, strong winds, and low visibility in order to seize a small window in time of enormous consequence.

— Marc E. Andersen, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Once alkaline water mixes into the sea, modeling becomes unavoidable.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sea

Noun

Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

As for the happy throng of guests, the dress code was wide open to interpretation, from paillettes to pink marabou.

— Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Outside, a throng of revelers were waiting to navigate the same journey as Williams, McRae, and their respective entourages.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026

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