as in flood
a large group of animals or people moving together in a quick and disordered way
During the morning rush hour, the coffee shop gets hit with a stampede of customers.
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as in to dart
to move together in a quick and disordered manner and usually in a large group
At the sound of the lunch bell, all five hundred students in the building stampeded toward the cafeteria.
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Recent Examples of stampede
EW.com, 18 July 2025
The announcement of their reunion last year and a series of concerts sparked a major online stampede for tickets, with the tour subsequently expanded to North America.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 July 2025
Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The city has dealt with issues ranging from traffic backups and litter in the ocean to gunfire, fights and stampeding, West previously told Fox News Digital.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The stampede caused the escalator to speed up before coming to an abrupt halt.
—EW.com, 18 July 2025
The announcement of their reunion last year and a series of concerts sparked a major online stampede for tickets, with the tour subsequently expanded to North America.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 July 2025
Verb
The California native roared and stampeded around the green, high-fiving just about everyone in sight.
—Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The city has dealt with issues ranging from traffic backups and litter in the ocean to gunfire, fights and stampeding, West previously told Fox News Digital.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampede
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Virtually every major medical association denounces it as junk science, and a flood of studies has warned of the dangers.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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However, historical data analyzed by Roger Pielke showed that the recent flood could not be attributed to climate change.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Joao Pedro took 12 touches in the first half of the Milan game, mainly concerned with occupying defenders, making darting runs and being alert when the ball came his way.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
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The cat spooks, darting under a pile of debris that was once a house.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
12 July 2025
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After a blistering first quarter fueled by a pre-tariff rush, U.S. trade with the world fell for the third consecutive month, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Your body then releases a rush of insulin to bring those sugar levels back down.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald offered more details, stating that Phillips attempted to jog following the injury, but was in too much discomfort.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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Others can stand and even try to jog, run, or play for a few more minutes.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
31 July 2025
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The torrent of woe-is-me stories out of Harvard never ends.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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Authorities discharged floodwater from a reservoir in Miyun on Monday after its maximum flood peak flow reached a record high of 6,550 cubic meters per second, to make space for incoming torrents, Xinhua reported.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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Squeezing Russia’s oil revenues via secondary tariffs also means throttling the flow of its oil into global markets where prices are set.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Great care was paid to the seamless flow of patrons from room to room as well as the excellent lighting of the holdings.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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