HIVED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

hived

verb

past tense of hive

as in swarmed

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Spanish protesters and migrants clashed with police and each other in Ceuta, one month after a horde of over 70,000 Moroccan migrants abruptly swarmed the small Spanish enclave.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
His Chiefs teammates came on the field and swarmed Butker, whose initial reaction was to play it cool.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of swarmed

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Migrant workers were herded onto buses, boats and planes and sent to Mexico.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Few fishing experiences rival the rush of easing close to hundreds of seabirds swooping and diving on baitfish being herded and mauled by a school of slashing striped bass.

— Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

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Dow and DuPont combined their agricultural divisions into Corteva, while China National Chemical Corporation bought Syngenta, then merged it with Sinochem’s farm assets.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
His acquittal was overturned and the case was merged with that relating to the coup attempt.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Hundreds of Seattle Education Association (SEA) members packed the Seattle Convention Center ballroom Wednesday night to vote 91% in favor of a strike.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Because each image covers such an enormous field of view, scientists expect virtually every exposure to be packed with information.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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Investors have flocked to Revolution on expectations that Rasonque could become a major new treatment option, driving the company's stock up 166% this year.

— Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
For example, during the 2026 total solar eclipse, people flocked from all over to locations like Spain and Iceland to experience the eclipse far from home.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of flocked

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Following the advice of food bloggers and influencers, overzealous visitors have thronged a rifugio (refuge) in Italy’s Val di Fassa valley, all because of this traditional pastry.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Tens of thousands thronged Tiananmen Square and surrounding streets in Beijing in 1976, after the death of Zhou Enlai, the People’s Republic’s first and widely respected premier.

— Reuters, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026

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