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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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 3 July 2024
In fact, they should be praised for keeping the peace during the game after a decision was made to open gates to avoid stampedes, which allowed many non-ticketed fans to enter.
—Michelle Kaufman, Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2024
Robert Jimison, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The president and his senior aides became especially angered after a humanitarian aid convoy delivery in northern Gaza on Feb. 29 turned deadly as Israel Defense Forces opened fire on starving civilians who stampeded the delivery trucks.
—Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Deadly stampedes are fairly common in India, the world’s most populous nation, where religious gatherings can attract hundreds of thousands of people.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 3 July 2024
In fact, they should be praised for keeping the peace during the game after a decision was made to open gates to avoid stampedes, which allowed many non-ticketed fans to enter.
—Michelle Kaufman, Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2024
Verb
The Israeli military acknowledged opening fire, but said most of the deaths had occurred when people stampeded or were run over by trucks.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The president and his senior aides became especially angered after a humanitarian aid convoy delivery in northern Gaza on Feb. 29 turned deadly as Israel Defense Forces opened fire on starving civilians who stampeded the delivery trucks.
—Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampede. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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