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
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
One person was killed and 15 wounded in the resulting gunfire and stampede, according to a local journalist and witnesses.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
In an age of fashion activations galore and social media hype, why are so many celebrities stampeding into home?
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The incident occurred during a match when clashes between fans escalated into chaos, leading to a deadly stampede.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
One person was killed and 15 wounded in the resulting gunfire and stampede, according to a local journalist and witnesses.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
When entrances were opened, sometimes forcibly, fans rushed inside, appearing to stampede over others.
—Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
In an age of fashion activations galore and social media hype, why are so many celebrities stampeding into home?
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampede
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The Sultana left Vicksburg for Cairo, Ill., forcing its way against the strong current of the Mississippi at flood stage.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Thirty-eight states have legalized sports betting, advertisements for which flood broadcasts of games.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Beto de la Rocha doesn’t notice the hummingbird darting around his head.Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Faber took the puck in the slot, made a slick move to dart around the net, getting Jake Oettinger to slide out of position, before putting it into the empty net.Joe Smith, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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This timing begs the question: If these new rules go into effect more than two years from now, what’s the rush in jumping on the compliance requirements now?Jim DeLoach, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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But there’s always a little bit of an adrenaline rush.Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Dec. 2024
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Several players, including Davis, were 10 yards off the sideline on the field celebrating as Dicker jogged off.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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The frustration level on the Cherry Creek sideline was high as the Bruins jogged to the locker room, with players barking at each other coming off the error-prone start.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2024
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His death unleashed a torrent of anger on social media against the U.S. health system, and insurance companies specifically.Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
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His revenge plot involved unleashing an absolute torrent of demented online harassment Dutschke's way.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Strong currents and large debris can threaten pleasure craft safety during high flows.Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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This might involve techniques like distributed tracing to understand the end-to-end flow of transactions, real-time anomaly detection to identify emerging trends and patterns, and incident response to quickly diagnose and mitigate issues.Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampede. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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