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noun

Definition of stampedenext
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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verb

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
Noun
The stampede of hooves…the trumpeting of beasts… our friends and neighbors changing before our very eyes. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 Under previous coach Billy Napier, one loss would signify an incoming stampede. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
The Bison won Camelia Bowl games at Sacramento City College’s Hughes Stadium to cap the 1969 and 1970 seasons, stampeding past Montana both times. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Sailing through the Drake Passage is like being on a mountain bike and joining in with a herd of stampeding bison, or like paragliding between Alpine peaks in the middle of the wildest storm. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stampede
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampede
  1. flood
  2. dart
  3. rush
  4. jog
  5. torrent
  6. flow
Noun
  • In 1966, the banks of the Arno river burst, causing the most destructive flood Florence had ever experienced.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Others were evacuated from New Mexico's Rio Arriba County, where the Rio Chama was under a flood warning through Tuesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of flood
Verb
  • Raymond darted 39 yards on the play — which officially counted as a run — to set up D’Andre Swift’s game-sealing touchdown.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Reacting to the obstacle darting out into the road, the bus driver hit the brakes, sending passengers tumbling.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of dart
Noun
  • In the meantime, though, just in case Bo does get deleted, Michael, Christy, and Natalia rush around to find someone else to be their plaintiff in the Colt case.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Ahead of Saturday’s top-10 showdown in Oxford, our friends at DawgNation point out that Georgia failed to sack the Ole Miss quarterback a single time in either of last season’s matchups — but the Bulldog pass rush has been much better this year.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of rush
Verb
  • The once-novel sight of commuters jogging to metro stations has become almost ordinary.
    — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Becerra did get out and jog round the track — never a sprint and always stepping cautiously.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of jog
Noun
  • The claim led to a torrent of stomach-churning abuse and harassment directed at Dangerfield and her husband.
    — Nathan Taylor Pemberton, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Recently, a torrent of sparkling drinks has flooded in-person and online shelves, all with a dash of sugar instead of zero or artificial sweetener.
    — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of torrent
Noun
  • This changes the flow of water close to the vessel’s surface, creating a gas-liquid mixture that reduces frictional resistance.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • This layout provides for a wonderful open flow that is perfect for daily living or entertaining.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampede. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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