I. noun
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■ VERB
join
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Afterwards, members will be joining the throng at Blackmore for the Essex Classic veteran cycle run.
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She longed to go down into the center of Rockford and join the celebrating throngs .
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You should think long and hard before deciding to join the unhappy throng .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a throng of reporters
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Animals and carts moved along the dusty road with the throng of refugees.
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The throng greeted Sutter with cheers and applause.
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A glimpse of a tall black-haired man on the edge of the throng sent sudden excitement sky-rocketing.
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Corbett did not stay but pushed through the throng of people and walked on.
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Dressed in town clothes and wraparound shades, they stand out from the throng of tribal dress and ochre bodies.
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On December 22, Don Nicolas Bravo arrived, to be received by a great throng of people.
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She remembered the tea-time throng before the war, when she was ten and working illegally in the Biscuit Factory near Bridgeton.
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Taking a breath, Calipari smiles and wades into the throng , chatting amiably as he obliges each request.
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They passed into West Chepe where the throng was greatest.
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This led her to stare straight towards Rupert Green and his companion who still waited on the outskirts of the throng .
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
people
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The crowded fête with all the people thronging around provided no privacy.
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As many as 2000 people would throng into the water to touch her.
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In May 1985, on the occasion of the centenary, hundreds of people thronged the platform, many in Victorian costume.
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The short journey took them some time because of the melee of people that were always thronging the streets night and day.
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It would have boats on it, lights and music, and people still thronging the bars and restaurants.
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A seer was troubled when he became famous and the people started to throng to him.
street
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They throng the streets and mini-timbered buildings of Gumnutland in their hundreds.
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Outerborough kids and tour groups throng the streets to buy shoes and incense, but not $ 35, 000 sculptures.
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The short journey took them some time because of the melee of people that were always thronging the streets night and day.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Student protesters thronged the plaza outside the administration building.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At last they reached the village and joined the rest of the crowd as they thronged towards the green in front of the parish church.
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In any event, hundreds upon thousands thronged the city.
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Its steep sides are thronged with Goblin strongholds and its rocky slopes overlay caves and tunnels that are riddled with evil creatures.
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People thronged to the midnight service, as if the manger were the last way station on earth.
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Tens of thousands of fans thronged St Peter's Square to glimpse the pair.
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The streets were thronged with eager men and women rushing here and there as incidents called them.
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They throng the streets and mini-timbered buildings of Gumnutland in their hundreds.