stampeded

past tense of stampede

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stampeded 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 And an average of 22,000 to 25,000-plus people stampeded the grounds daily, according to estimates that include festivalgoers, performers and more than 1,000 volunteers, staff and crew. Michael Deeds may 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026 In one of the more striking examples, retail traders stampeded into Allbirds after the troubled shoemaker slapped an artificial intelligence label on its business. Yun Li, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026 Consumer credit subsidiaries of the largest banks stampeded to the most indulgent states, Joe Biden’s Delaware and Bill Janklow’s South Dakota. George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026 The Ducks were without leading scorer Cutter Gauthier (doubtful for Tuesday), rugged captain Radko Gudas (doubtful), active blue-liner Pavel Mintyukov (probable), grinder Jansen Harkins (out) and enforcer Ross Johnston (out) when they were stampeded on Saturday by the Calgary Flames. Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026 Whole industries stampeded in one direction. Gary Shapiro, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026 Here’s why the price of bitcoin is plunging The price of bitcoin plummeted about 10% over the past week as investors stampeded out of the world's most popular cryptocurrency. Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampeded
Verb
  • Agustin Ojeda tapped a pass to Nicolas Fernandez near the right sideline and darted toward the end line on the give-and-go.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Swallows—the country's most beloved and recognizable birds—darted past intermittently, a subtle but very real reminder of our location on this special stretch of the Algarve.
    Megan Wilkes, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Myles Straw, running out to left as Varland jogged in from the bullpen, began yelling at his closer and throwing his arm in the air.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Back up in his own end zone, Robinson blew past outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, made the snag from Tagovailoa and jogged the rest of the way to the goal line.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Stampeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampeded. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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