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
Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Buffalo’s stampede through AFC In 1991, the Chiefs recorded one of their most memorable regular-season victories, defeating the Bills 33-6 on Monday Night Football.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2025
And then a bunch of nightgown-wearing women stampede out of an elevator door and attack.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The stampede began in the early hours Wednesday morning, according to Indian officials.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Buffalo’s stampede through AFC In 1991, the Chiefs recorded one of their most memorable regular-season victories, defeating the Bills 33-6 on Monday Night Football.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
Creighton students huddled in the stands waiting for the final buzzer and stampeded onto the court for a storming.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2025
And then a bunch of nightgown-wearing women stampede out of an elevator door and attack.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampede
Noun
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For more than four decades, the state of the climate has been part of the national conversation—especially when severe weather events linked to a warming world such as droughts, floods, heat waves, and hurricanes occur.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Constructed in the later half of the 19th century, the building has weathered fire, flood, abandonment—and even ghosts.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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My eyes darted left and right, searching for my assailant in the storm.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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On the other hand, your pup will dart to your room and wolf these down instantly.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The medical staff rush for his help and then evacuate him.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Eddie Zapata starts the rush then gets a feed from Jose Chairez for a 25-yd blast off of the crossbar.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Former President Bill Clinton — aside from famously jogging to McDonald’s — Bush, and Obama were all relatively healthy presidents.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2025
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Howard exclaimed, holding her finger up before turning around, jogging back to the show's pre-interview holding area, and returning without Aladdin.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Campos Mello broke a series of stories about businessmen who were financing a torrent of WhatsApp messages that denigrated Haddad.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Hub’s new gig unleashes a torrent of comically exaggerated gore and populates his world with even more colorful characters.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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Viral infections, blood flow blockages to the auditory nerve, and strokes are other potential causes of sudden deafness.15 What level of deafness is considered a disability?—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
20 Apr. 2025
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Traffic flow along Pacific Coast Highway has been reduced to one lane in each direction and Temescal Canyon Road remains closed to create what the Army leaders call a TDRS — Temporary Debris Reduction Site.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampede. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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