Alternative phrase for 'in great number'?

Hi all, was wondering if anybody could come out with some terms as an
alternative for 'in great number', for example if you wanted to say
'the diseases spread in great number' or 'the birds came out in the
flocks' or 'idiots prevail in the masses' what would be an alternative
for all of these phrases apart from the alternatives that I've already
used? Any contribution is welcome and appreciated!

date: Wed, 7 May 2008 05:09:03 -0700 (PDT) author: Zetsu

Re: Alternative phrase for 'in great number'?

On May 7, 7:09 am, Zetsu  wrote:
> Hi all, was wondering if anybody could come out with some terms as an
> alternative for 'in great number', for example if you wanted to say
> 'the diseases spread in great number' or 'the birds came out in the
> flocks' or 'idiots prevail in the masses' what would be an alternative
> for all of these phrases apart from the alternatives that I've already
> used? Any contribution is welcome and appreciated!

profusely.
in shedloads (choose your prose carefully)
en masse.

David

date: Wed, 7 May 2008 21:10:25 -0700 (PDT) author: unknown