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
Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Buffalo’s stampede through AFC In 1991, the Chiefs recorded one of their most memorable regular-season victories, defeating the Bills 33-6 on Monday Night Football.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2025
And then a bunch of nightgown-wearing women stampede out of an elevator door and attack.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The stampede began in the early hours Wednesday morning, according to Indian officials.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Buffalo’s stampede through AFC In 1991, the Chiefs recorded one of their most memorable regular-season victories, defeating the Bills 33-6 on Monday Night Football.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
Creighton students huddled in the stands waiting for the final buzzer and stampeded onto the court for a storming.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2025
And then a bunch of nightgown-wearing women stampede out of an elevator door and attack.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampede
Noun
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Constructed in the later half of the 19th century, the building has weathered fire, flood, abandonment—and even ghosts.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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For more than four decades, the state of the climate has been part of the national conversation—especially when severe weather events linked to a warming world such as droughts, floods, heat waves, and hurricanes occur.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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As Duren cut-off Brunson’s lane, Bridges created one of his own: His man, Malik Beasley, turned his head towards the paint, and Bridges darted to the top of the key.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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From pole, Hamilton darted in front of Verstappen and kept him at bay heading into Turn 1.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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One was a ‘mad rush’ of top eligible players, other scenarios had the rebuilding teams [the four rising teams] as being less aggressive.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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However, that must've been on the back of an adrenaline rush, because after being listed as doubtful on the initial injury report, Tatum has been ruled out for Game 2 on Thursday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Former President Bill Clinton — aside from famously jogging to McDonald’s — Bush, and Obama were all relatively healthy presidents.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2025
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Miller suffered a traumatic brain injury during a mission gone wrong in 2006, and Mendoza aimed to help jog his memory by re-creating their heroic survival story.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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But the two creeks skirting Damascus had already converged in a swollen torrent, swallowing the main road through town.—
Barbara Kingsolver,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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Wolf’s now-legendary 2018 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which was not attended by Donald Trump but was attended by his then-White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, drew a torrent of angry responses — and not all from the right.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Viral infections, blood flow blockages to the auditory nerve, and strokes are other potential causes of sudden deafness.15 What level of deafness is considered a disability?—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
20 Apr. 2025
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Traffic flow along Pacific Coast Highway has been reduced to one lane in each direction and Temescal Canyon Road remains closed to create what the Army leaders call a TDRS — Temporary Debris Reduction Site.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampede. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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