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
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
In prior years, spring break season has been marred by deadly shootings, stampedes, and clashes between police and visitors.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump stampeded to victory in November on the back of a multicultural, working-class coalition.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
About 60 others reported injuries caused by crowd crush during the mass panic and stampede that followed.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
In prior years, spring break season has been marred by deadly shootings, stampedes, and clashes between police and visitors.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
Following the announcement, Amazon, Meta, McDonald’s, and Target joined the stampeded of mega corps retreating from their DEI programs.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump stampeded to victory in November on the back of a multicultural, working-class coalition.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampede
Noun
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2025
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a risk of flooding, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone regions.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The air was thick with humidity, and the forest seemed alive with sounds — colorful birds, darting insects, cutting ants, and the frequent rustle of something unseen.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Its story, slender but charged, is in a constant state of retreat, repeatedly darting into psychological and existential alleys just out of view.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Twenty-six seconds later, the Kraken capitalized on a Connor Bedard turnover and scored off the rush to go ahead 3-2.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Love Island alumni are in no rush to tie the knot, Serena previously revealed.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Zuckerberg has studied Mandarin, met with China's propaganda chief, and posted photos of himself jogging through Beijing's Tiananmen Square in heavy smog.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, was brutally murdered while jogging on a trail in nearby Bel Air.—
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And yet the current torrent, fuelled by years of planning in right-wing circles and by Trump’s demagogic energies, is hardly unstoppable.—
David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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The daily torrent of push alerts, breaking news, and viral outrages has been relentless — and exhausting.—
Sean Collins,
Vox,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Duffy asked about the flow of helicopters near the airport.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Late last month, the Trump administration cut off the flow of federal funding to that organization and dozens of other fair-housing nonprofits across the country that are key enforcers of anti-discrimination laws.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampede. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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