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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
  • Others, like Shim’s Be Blessed Catering & Food Trailer, have shown up with food, giving away over 1,000 sandwiches to flood survivors.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • And yet, despite the flood of options, there’s even more to come, including a new addition to Ja Morant’s ever-expanding cache of Air Force 1 styles.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 July 2026
Definition of flood
Verb
  • The audience — all Christians themselves — darted worried looks to one another, shifting uncomfortably in their seats.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Skipper and scrumhalf Lucu darted over after a strong run into contact from his hooker Lamothe and touched down on the half-hour to score France’s fourth try, securing a bonus competition point.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of dart
Noun
  • Substitute Facundo Medina was in no rush to take a throw-in during extra time (as is his want), despite Yamal giving him some encouragement.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • As the record flips from the rushes of lust to crushing emotional collapse, the tone shifts.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 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
  • Then let the traffic flow unimpeded for the benefit of both nations.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Officers are trained to pull the car over in an area where the vehicles can park outside the flow of traffic.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of flow

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