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
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Image Government officials released casualty figures more than half a day after the stampede happened between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. local time.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
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PBR’s Unleash the Beast stampedes into the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Jan. 10-11, starting at 7:45 p.m. Friday.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Noun
And hundreds were killed outside Mecca in a stampede during the annual hajj pilgrimage in 2015.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Image Government officials released casualty figures more than half a day after the stampede happened between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. local time.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
But even after the Bills stampeded the Broncos in the second half of a 31-7 loss at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, the 35,000-foot view still tells us the defense is not Denver’s problem.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
Here’s what users can do to prepare Entertainment Professional bull riders will ‘Unleash the Beast’ this weekend in Rosemont
PBR’s Unleash the Beast stampedes into the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Jan. 10-11, starting at 7:45 p.m. Friday.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampede
Noun
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The impressions stayed covered until 1908 when a massive flood roared down the Paluxy River and scraped the riverbed.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
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The post has sparked a flood of reactions, with the overwhelming majority supporting the worker's decision.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Szoboszlai darted towards the near post to receive Mac Allister’s low delivery and swept the ball towards Salah close to the penalty spot.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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One sheep was on a mission and darted toward the guardian dogs' puppy.—
Liz O'Connell,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The rapper's music is gaining on the charts by leaps and bounds as millions of people around the country rush to stream and purchase everything from his discography.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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In the rush to build new homes after World War II, suburban developments and highways and school systems powered the post-war economic revival.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Looking serious, Malaika moves through tai chi forms, Nico jogs by, smiles, stops, jogs back, beaming.—
Lisa Kennedy,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Among others, to the bench jogged Dejan Joveljic, the two passing like ships in the night.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Tensions were heightened between Russia and Washington during Joe Biden’s four-year tenure at the White House, as Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine prompted a torrent of U.S.-led international sanctions on Moscow’s elite and economy and pitted Russia and its allies against the West.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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These exchanges made plain one of the challenges of running a superhero studio: Even the possibility of a new movie or a TV show featuring one of these characters — as a development projects that may never come to pass for a host of reasons — is enough to unleash a torrent of headlines.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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At the beginning of his second term, President Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods in a push to help stem the flow of migrants and fentanyl across the borders.—
Alexx Altman-Devilbiss,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2025
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On Hartford Avenue, removal of the traffic signal is expected to free the flow for acceleration from Hartford Avenue to Route 9 northbound crossing under southbound.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampede. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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