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a stampede to the exits a stampede to buy the stock a stampede of new applicantsVerb
People stampeded to the exits. The gunshot stampeded the cattle.
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Released early Thanksgiving evening, the short clip delivers some of the movie’s most iconic moments, including Simba’s introduction on Pride Rock, as well as the dramatic stampede scene. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Everybody Loves The Lion King’s New Teaser Trailer," 23 Nov. 2018 Visit in autumn to witness the annual Buffalo Roundup, where cowboys initiate a stampede to corral the 1,400-pound animals to sort and brand them; or visit year-round to view the bison from the safety of a jeep tour. — Tyler Moss, Condé Nast Traveler, "8 Best Places to See Wildlife in the U.S.," 23 Apr. 2018 Violent brawls and fatal stampedes are now a frightening normality, and shootings and stabbings — while rare — have made headlines. — Rebekka Ayres, Teen Vogue, "Black Friday, Explained: A Complete History," 23 Nov. 2018 In many ways, this stampede toward passive investing — in which people put their money into funds that track indexes and broader market themes as opposed to relying on human stock pickers — is uncharted territory. — Landon Thomas Jr., New York Times, "One Cause of Market Turbulence: Computer-Driven Index Funds," 9 Feb. 2018 Others may want to avoid a stampede and instead rebalance gradually. — Asjylyn Loder, WSJ, "Investors Aren’t Following Facebook, Google Out of Tech Funds," 8 Oct. 2018 One caveat: Those forecasts include the effect of higher ticket prices, rather than just a stampede of filmgoers to the cinema. — Anousha Sakoui, The Seattle Times, "Despite Netflix, movie theaters had best summer in decades," 3 Sep. 2018 But the thrill in this bull run is not being trampled by a stampede or impaled by horns. — Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, "Review: 'Brimstone & Glory' looks at a small town in Mexico where fireworks are made," 1 July 2018 But in options markets, at least, there hasn’t been a stampede into benchmark protection. — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, "Panic in Stocks? Options Signal No," 31 Oct. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The victims, eight of whom were younger than 18, suffered either asphyxia or trauma to the body as hundreds of clubgoers stampeded to escape the fumes. — Rachelle Krygier, Washington Post, "Tear gas triggers stampede at Venezuela nightclub, resulting in 17 deaths," 16 June 2018 This morning, many Americans woke up to their local news channel running B-roll of wild-eyed customers stampeding into a Dick’s Sporting Goods or Best Buy or Macy’s. — Aditi Shrikant, Vox, "Why some brands aren’t offering Black Friday deals," 23 Nov. 2018 Apart from the gluttony of my French jaunt, the other reason for my return was an unfortunate incident at a Bruno Mars concert: I was stampeded by a group of overzealous fans and broke my wrist and back. — Irena Medavoy, Town & Country, "How to Detox Like a Hollywood Power Player," 5 Nov. 2018 Shoppers stampeded through a Long Island, New York, Walmart's doors and trampled a worker there. 3. — Meredith Bodgas, Woman's Day, "The 5 Craziest Things Ever to Happen on Black Friday," 20 Nov. 2014 Realistically, the 60 million Americans currently earning less than $15 per hour (plus many retirees and longtime labor force dropouts) would also stampede into this program. — Brian Riedl, Vox, "America might be ready for democratic socialism. It’s not ready for the bill.," 7 Aug. 2018 The subplots keep stampeding past before a viewer has a chance to corral them. — Hank Stuever, chicagotribune.com, "A gruff Kevin Costner has a hard time corralling 'Yellowstone's' wild herd of subplots," 14 June 2018 The victims, eight of whom were younger than 18, suffered either asphyxia or trauma to the body as hundreds of clubgoers stampeded to escape the fumes. — Rachelle Krygier, Washington Post, "Tear gas triggers stampede at Venezuela nightclub, resulting in 17 deaths," 16 June 2018 Claire and Owen, but also military vet Zia (Daniella Pineda) and computer nerd Franklin (Justice Smith)—running away from cool-looking explosions while enormous dinosaurs stampede all around them. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "We’re Going to Need a Bigger Island," 22 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stampede.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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stampede
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English Language Learners Definition of stampede
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: an occurrence in which a large group of frightened or excited animals or people run together in a wild and uncontrolled way to escape from something, get out of a place, etc.
: a situation in which a lot of people try to do the same thing at the same time
stampede
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of stampede (Entry 2 of 2)
: to run away in a large group from something especially because of fear
: to cause (animals) to run away in a large group
: to cause (a person or a group of people) to do something suddenly and without proper thought
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