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
Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The event officially ended after the stampede broke out.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Far more effective than anything Karl Rove could have imagined was what Democrats did to stampede the devout into the opposing side.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In the stampede of people rushing out the doorway and others trying to get back in, Jasper's brothers became trapped against the window of a door that led to an exit.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The event officially ended after the stampede broke out.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
Brands such as Armani, Italian private club operator Cipriani and carmaker Aston Martin have all stampeded into Miami’s residential scene.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Far more effective than anything Karl Rove could have imagined was what Democrats did to stampede the devout into the opposing side.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampede
Noun
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Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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During a flood-the-zone presidency, this seems like a sound strategy.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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Nearly a week later, Scott and Kodi Allred, a couple traveling to visit their son at the University of Northern Colorado, saw the frightened black dachshund darting along the same stretch of road near Elk Mountain.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Swinging from the overhanging branches and darting through the woods, the animals were heading toward a nearby housing project, their pink faces lit with glee.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Following the rush of good feelings around the reunion for the Clinton inauguration, Fleetwood Mac was back at a low point.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Firms that had stayed disciplined during the post-pandemic liquidity rush — holding back from inflated valuations and cheap leverage — are the ones outperforming, according to Bae.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Running remains one of the world’s most popular forms of exercise, according to Statista, with about 50 million Americans regularly running or jogging for both physical and mental health benefits.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The crowd at the Rogers Centre nearly blew the roof off the place as Bichette jogged around the bases.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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In the unending torrent of police corruption in Massachusetts, here’s a bit of good news.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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But if so, that original dream did not last long in the face of the torrent of money that soon started flooding his way.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Now, Tapachula is experiencing a reverse migration, as the United States sends planeload after planeload of deportees to the southern part of Mexico while the flow of migrants headed north has dried up.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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While high-risk inmates have been isolated in individual cells, the flow of information never truly stops, said Christino.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampede. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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