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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Brown saw 3 feet of water flood her home in a predominantly Black neighborhood that still shows damage from the storm.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2025
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Best Option Restoration is a nationally franchised disaster restoration business that handles wind and storm damage, fire damage, flood/water damage, and contents cleanout to residential and commercial customers.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, Murphy was ready for Emmett, darting in and out of range, while mixing up his striking targets and techniques.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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As May approaches the eastern brown snake, the reptile darts off, crossing the pink room to slither under a desk.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Then Penn State made its winning rush, DiMarsico beating UConn’s Callum Tung up top, the puck hitting the post and getting in.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2025
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In addition, rush tickets are available via the TodayTix app at 9 a.m. Can’t get rush tickets?—
Maya Gandara,
StyleCaster,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Pope made sure to share the celebration again, jogging to find his wife and daughters behind the bench for a long embrace before hustling to a TV interview.—
Jesse Temple,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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In 14 different ballparks today (the Tampa Bay Rays and Colorado Rockies will have to wait until Friday to begin), players will jog out of the dugout and lineup along the chalk that runs from home plate to the outfield poles.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Then a torrent of leads arrived, via the Knot’s online vender portal.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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More than 180,000 residents were evacuated from Butte, Sutter and Yuba counties in February 2017 when concerns mounted that the dam’s spillway would fail, sending a torrent of water downstream.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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This, in turn, reduces clumping during brewing, yielding less waste and the strong, consistent flow needed to produce a tasty cup of espresso.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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Spanish canals operated in a temperate climate and were managed by individual farmers who could maintain or increase their water flow.—
Ari Caramanica,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampede. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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