1
a
: a political subdivision of central Asian nomads
b
: a people or tribe of nomadic life
2
: a large unorganized group of individuals : a teeming crowd or throng
hordes of peasants
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A horde of tourists entered the museum.
Hordes of reporters were shouting questions.
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Like his father, Lucius is enslaved and forced to fight as a gladiator for the entertainment of a wealthy Roman emperor and hordes of bloodthirsty spectators.
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Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
Though Oshu, a three-hour train ride from Tokyo, isn’t exactly drawing hordes, city officials like Toriumi still field continuous email inquiries from foreign and Japanese fans alike looking to make an Ohtani pilgrimage.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
On Friday, Trump’s horde fell by an extraordinary 39 electoral votes, lowering his total to 270 (the number needed to win), against 268 for Harris.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
For scholars such as Michael Rogin, hordes of giant insects represented communism.
—Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
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Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
Though Oshu, a three-hour train ride from Tokyo, isn’t exactly drawing hordes, city officials like Toriumi still field continuous email inquiries from foreign and Japanese fans alike looking to make an Ohtani pilgrimage.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
On Friday, Trump’s horde fell by an extraordinary 39 electoral votes, lowering his total to 270 (the number needed to win), against 268 for Harris.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
For scholars such as Michael Rogin, hordes of giant insects represented communism.
—Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Horde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horde. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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