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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
Fireworks set off without authorization in Rome reportedly triggered a mass stampede of frightened horses during a late-night rehearsal for Italy’s annual Republic Day parade, injuring multiple riders and animals. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026 Now, smoke damage is creating a similar stampede in California in the aftermath of the devastating 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles County. — Jason Henry, Daily News, 31 May 2026
Verb
His friends instantly stampeded for the exits. — Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 All five girls jumped off the couch, stampeded toward the apartment door, and tumbled into the building’s stairwell, stepping on each other’s heels. — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 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
  • Nor have complex land improvements like drainage or irrigation or flood control developed in a system imagined by private-sector maximalist author Ayn Rand.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
  • As the climate warms due in large part to the burning of fossil fuels, research shows that heat waves, droughts, hurricanes, and floods have become more intense and more frequent.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 26 July 2026
Definition of flood
Verb
  • And Clark didn’t let up, darting around the backcourt like a pest as the opposition brought the ball up the United Center floor, not doing too much as much as trying to do something.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Hamilton was on course for a record-extending 105th pole position, and first in a full grand prix since Hungary in 2023, before Norris darted through to take it away.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of dart
Noun
  • If messages pile up or coworkers rush, don’t let their urgency rewrite your whole system.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026
  • If Reader, now 32, and his teammates can’t halt opposing teams’ rushing attacks, then the Giants’ top asset, its fearsome pass rush, will be nullified.
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of rush
Verb
  • After Gonzales, 19, completed the trip around the bases by jogging over home plate, words appeared to be exchanged with Spartanburgers catcher Cal Stark.
    — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
  • Large wheels Jogging strollers’ wheels are larger than those of standard strollers, which makes jogging strollers roll along more smoothly.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Definition of jog
Noun
  • Her fight is interrupted by Percy (Walker Scobell), who brings down a torrent of water over the Laestrygonian.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
  • Some spots of the Guadalupe — which saw historic rainfall in the early morning hours of July 4, 2025, and became a a deadly torrent that killed more than 130 people — rose by more than 30 feet this week, according to the AP.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of torrent
Noun
  • Before then, a creek naturally allowed the flow of surface water down Television Road, court documents say.
    — Zuri Primos July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • The long walk through the woods was followed by a circle meeting on the beach bathed in a spectacular orange-flow sunset, where people shared memories of Seman.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of flow

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