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
Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
This includes fur simulation, a massive flood, an elephant stampede, and immersive world-building covering much of the African continent.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Without this, people stampede and create a devastating incident with deadly results.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Security is costly, too Deadly stampedes are not new in Nigeria and are often caused by lack of adherence to public safety measures.
—Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
This includes fur simulation, a massive flood, an elephant stampede, and immersive world-building covering much of the African continent.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
On film, in fashion and music, and in other forms of entertainment, the representation of Western culture continues to, pun intended, stampede into mainstream media.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Without this, people stampede and create a devastating incident with deadly results.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampede
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Before the 1924 Summer Games, when host Paris was beset by floods and economic struggles, L.A. civic leaders volunteered their city as a last-minute replacement.David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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The inmates, who are trained to respond to disasters like floods and fires, have been a large part of the state's firefighting force since the 1940s, drawing controversy every step of the way.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Spence, a half-time substitute, saved Spurs, darting forward into the box, latching onto a Dejan Kulusevski pass and scoring the equaliser.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Mid-sentence, Hambly’s gaze suddenly darted toward a critter on the ground.Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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The defensive line needs to be reworked and the pass rush has to be augmented.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Chargers’ rush, led by Bosa and Khalil Mack, was stout all game.Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Red Sox fans will have to jog their memories to remember the newest addition to Boston's pitching staff.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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The few oddballs who jogged in public often faced jeering or puzzled looks.Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Technology mogul Elon Musk has been using his X social media platform in recent weeks to unleash a torrent of criticisms and accusations aimed at political figures in Britain, Germany and Canada.Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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Corrective information, such as reports pointing out the math fumble in the black spatula study, has less shock value and tends to get lost in the torrent of news around the initial scare.F.D. Flam, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
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This helped keep workers safe while maintaining traffic flows through narrow work zones.Ronald Bisio, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Blocking journalists at every turn, the administration has obstructed the flow of information to the public.Christina Coulter, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampede. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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