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
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Avant Gardner was also responsible for the notorious 2023 disaster at its Electric Zoo music festival on Randalls Island, when the concert venue became too crowded and led to a stampede.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Lorde fans stampeded through the streets of Lower Manhattan as news spread like wildfire that the notoriously elusive musician would offer a one-time pop-up concert.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Modest upside follow-through to Tuesday’s emphatically broad rally, this time in the form of rotation rather than a broad stampede higher.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Avant Gardner was also responsible for the notorious 2023 disaster at its Electric Zoo music festival on Randalls Island, when the concert venue became too crowded and led to a stampede.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
Buffalo stampede The thing to know: The Dolphins, as usual, will be stampeded by Buffalo twice.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Lorde fans stampeded through the streets of Lower Manhattan as news spread like wildfire that the notoriously elusive musician would offer a one-time pop-up concert.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampede
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The text records royal decrees including tax relief during poor Nile floods; donations to temples; the creation of a new priestly office; a festival tied to the heliacal rising of Sirius; and a calendar reform introducing a leap day every four years.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Three flies darted around near the back door.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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And Bryce Harper made a play on a bunt, darting into the infield and throwing the ball to Alec Bohm at third for a force-out to keep runners on first and second.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Collaborating with Pearson Sound made this track exciting too because listening to his music has always been a serotonin rush.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Woven from a rush straw cattail blend, these two round floor cushions will fulfill any, and all, desires to incorporate more natural materials into your design.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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After the break, Sinner did jog back to the court, showing no real sign of a lingering injury.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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That’s even if the movie is uneven dramatically, weighed down by traumas and break-ups and breakdowns in the later stretches, and with too many shots of Aishe (Uyghur) jogging toward her future.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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But then the torrent of anonymous text messages that would put their relationship to the test began flooding in.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Polish airspace was violated by at least 19 Russian drones overnight, the country's prime minister said, in a torrent of activity that triggered a response from the NATO country's air force, which scrambled and downed several of the drones.—
Will Gretsky,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Room for two, a supple ride, a gorgeous view over a curved hood, perfect flow of air up and over the windshield and cockpit with virtually no backsplash to disrupt pleasant conversation, and the ability at any time to experience a rush of power and speed when the moment calls.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The experience has also underscored the importance of social media in Nepal, as well as the consequences of government attempts to control the flow of online information.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampede. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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