HIVE Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of hive

as in playground

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verb

as in to swarm

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Noun

One facility, under the banks of the Seine near the Place du Canada, is a hive of pumps, pipes and machinery. — Francois De Beaupuy, Fortune, 28 June 2026 Starring Jun Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Ji Chang-wook, the movie documents an intense breakout attempt inside a mall overrun by a fast-evolving hive-mind virus. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 June 2026 The HiveSpy project is a low‑cost, frame‑level IoT monitoring system that helps beekeepers automate labor‑intensive tasks and prevent hive swarming by tracking production yield in real time. — Ashley Moran, IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2026 Though still under construction, the former Western Union laboratory was a hive of dancers, dramaturges, architects, painters, and other artists buzzing around in rehearsals and reviewing stage designs for upcoming productions and exhibitions. — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hive

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Noun

The attack shocked Monaco, a coastal playground for the rich and famous known for its tax-friendly incentives, royal family and Formula 1 Grand Prix.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
There's also a custom trampoline, playground and even an ice skating rink on the upper lawn.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Definition of playground

Noun

India leads the way population-wise, but other South Asian countries, as well as Great Britain and Commonwealth countries like Australia and New Zealand, are also cricket hotbeds.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
The Abbott show was at Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom in June 2025, contributing to a growing buzz around Keyland’s music in the city, especially at the Mercury Lounge, a hotbed of Red Dirt in Tulsa where the band has become a regular.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026

Definition of hotbed

Verb

There’s the Basque population in Boise, Idaho, whose ancestors traded a mountainous region between France and Spain for the American West in the hopes of finding gold but later turned to sheep herding.

— Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Irish and Scottish laborers moved to the West to work on railroads, while Mexican vaqueros herded cattle on the open range.

— Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of herd

Noun

The Balboa Peninsula, which Stapleton represents on the council, has historically been an infamous hot spot for public drinking, disruptive parties and brawls throughout the summer and especially during the Fourth of July.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Niger state is also a hot spot for gunmen who kidnap for ransom and impose taxes on farming communities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of hot spot

Verb

The siblings dominated the sport for decades and fans will once again flock to SW19 to see the two living legends in action.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
No strike date has been announced as of yet, but the vote arrives at the start of summer, the time of year when New York museums typically see their highest attendance as vacationers flock to the city from around the world.

— News Desk, Artforum, 30 June 2026

Definition of flock

Noun

Neto bobbled the ball for an error, though, and Contreras crushed Johnson’s next pitch for his 20th homer, a 446-foot shot to left-center that left his bat at 112 mph and gave Boston a 5-3 lead.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The incident happened less than a week after another child was found dead inside a car at a Plantation early learning center last Monday.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of center

Verb

No matter the weather, no matter the season, for over four decades, folks in Nashville have thronged to The Picnic Cafe.

— Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
The visual accompaniment to the president’s promise of national enjoyment showed two multistory stone arcades running down the length of the Mall—very classical, very retvrn—thronged with crowds.

— Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

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