hived

verb

past tense of hive
as in swarmed

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  1. swarmed
  2. herded
  3. merged
  4. packed
  5. flocked
  6. banded
  7. thronged
  8. combined
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  • Continue reading ⦠-- IN OTHER NEWS OUT OF BOUNDS â Enes Kanter Freedom swarmed by police officers while trying to enter WNBA Finals.
    — , FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Scores of residents were evacuated from their homes near the base as armed police officers and army bomb-disposal experts swarmed the rural area.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of swarmed
Verb
  • Playwright Kira Rockwell was inspired by online videos of eager people herded outside fast-food restaurants to get a year of free sandwiches.
    — Joshua Cole, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Migrant workers were herded onto buses, boats and planes and sent to Mexico.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of herded
Verb
  • In May 2026, Anthropic disclosed that more than 80% of the code merged into its production codebase was written by Claude, up from single digits when Claude Code launched in February 2025.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The singer’s dress hailed from the Australian brand’s spring 2026 bridal collection, and merged that quintessential bridal feel with red-carpet-ready elements.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of merged
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  • Although the mattress developed some minor misshaping after a month of heavy use, Moon still thinks it’s packed with value.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Seeing the ancient Piazza San Michele packed with people, and witnessing those genuine encounters between the cast and the audience.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of packed
Verb
  • Investors have flocked to sports because of their scarcity value, lucrative media rights, improving profitability, fan loyalty and AI-proofness.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Over time, fans have flocked to the website to call the restaurants ideal places for celebrating anniversaries and other special occasions.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of flocked
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  • These libraries are much wider than the book versions, their contents taped together or rubber-banded so the pieces don’t get lost.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • People are also poking fun at the fact that Kaydee is banded, which looks like the eagle version of an ankle monitor.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of banded
Verb
  • Cornell students, professors and others thronged a campus plaza Monday to protest the university’s response to the matter.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The homes of most other celebrities aren’t thronged by adoring fans, certainly not half a century after their deaths.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of thronged
Verb
  • Killer identified The search for answers stretched across decades, combined with false confessions, arrests, convictions and appeals before DNA and ballistics evidence identified serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers in September 2025.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Atwell, Mumpfield and Whittington have combined for only 13 receptions this season.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
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