as in floods
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 darts
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 stampedes
MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
People crushed or suffocated in stampedes.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
The Saudi government has poured massive investment into redeveloping the area around holy site following a series of deadly stampedes and a crane accident that killed more than a hundred people in 2015.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
People crushed or suffocated in stampedes.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampedes
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Federal authorities from several offices also conducted rescues and life-saving efforts after floods in San Antonio, Texas, DHS said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Take the heat waves, droughts and floods that dogged a quarter of the European Union last summer.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The 18-year-old Englishman became the youngest ever darts world champion a year ago after beating three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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Running back Greg Burrell rushes for four yards before Jackson darts up the middle for 14 yards.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Nov. 2025
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Ole Miss hasn’t seen many pass rushes like Miami’s, though, so that’ll be a compelling matchup in the Fiesta Bowl.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Not after 303 rushes (for 1,179 yards), 96 receptions (for 890 yards) and 17 touchdowns.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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According to the outlet, Nelson regularly does sit-ups, arm rolls, leg lifts and jogs in place to keep his physical health in order.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
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No fan cheers when their team’s punter jogs onto the field facing fourth and long.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
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The report alleges the scrape includes 256 million rows of track metadata and 86 million audio files, to be distributed on P2P networks in bulk torrents totaling roughly 300 terabytes.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
21 Dec. 2025
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Officials have conducted dozens of water rescues as debris and mudslides have closed highways and raging torrents have washed out roads and bridges.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Dec. 2025
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“Stampedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampedes. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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