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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 death toll rose to 67, including migrants who drowned and others killed in a stampede trying to cross a breakwater barrier, the Spanish government said Saturday. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026 At least 72 migrants died, including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, Spanish authorities said Sunday. — CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
The April shooting caused a mass panic on the subway car with straphangers stampeding toward the exits as the train entered the station. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026 Hungry stampedes into theaters on June 3 before releasing June 23 on VOD. — Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 27 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
  • The dam failed, triggering a catastrophic flood and contributing to failures at other dams downstream.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Now there’s widespread pushback against the flood of Chinese exports.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of flood
Verb
  • Nix darted to his right at the snap as Harvey ran a flat route toward the front pylon.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In no particular order, Elsinore darts in and out of various phases of Charleson’s life during this period, but Stone manages the tonal balance expertly.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dart
Noun
  • The pass-rush group isn’t nearly as scary without Garrett, and that could affect every level of the defense.
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Flights at Miami International Airport cancelled, delayed The deadly crash happened during the Labor Day travel rush at one of the nation’s busiest airports.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of rush
Verb
  • Later in the frame, Chisholm jogged home slowly after Wells homered off Morán.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In 2022, Oklahoma death row inmate William Reece received three life sentences after pleading guilty to three murders in Texas, including the killing of 12-year-old Laura Smither, who was abducted while jogging near her home in Friendswood in 1997.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of jog
Noun
  • From wars – a Civil War, even – to presidential assassinations, fires, hurricanes, floods and what seems to be an unrelenting torrent of gun violence, our nation has seen its share of horror.
    — Mike Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Jackie died last month after a weeks-long battle with a mysterious illness, setting off a torrent of heart-wrenching tributes and messages from her devoted fans who hailed from around the globe.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of torrent
Noun
  • The net result is around £229m moving from Stamford Bridge to the Amex Stadium, the largest net transfer flow between any two Premier League clubs.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Project developers can download the HydroGenerate package to run their own feasibility checks with local flow data.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of flow

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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampede. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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