in droves

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in droves

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idiomatic In large numbers, or great crowds. Viewers are switching off news and current affairs programmes in droves with shows such as Panorama, Tonight with Trevor McDonald and even Watchdog failing to connect with audiences, a new report claims.
Similar: in spades

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prep_phrase to excess

Español	a raudales, a mansalva, a porrillo, a punta pala, a patadas, con creces
Português	aos borbotões, em penca
Français	à la pelle, en nombre, en grand nombre
Deutsch	in höchstem Maße
Italiano	in abbondanza, in quantità, in gran numero, a frotte
Русский	толпами tolpami, сполна spolna

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@misc{in_droves_2026,
  title = {in droves},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20droves},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}