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
Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, exactly a week after the stampede, Prime Minister Modi arrived in Prayagraj to take a sacred dip.
—Kyra Colah, Fox News, 8 Feb. 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 cat flees to higher ground with a stampede of deer and other animals.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, exactly a week after the stampede, Prime Minister Modi arrived in Prayagraj to take a sacred dip.
—Kyra Colah, Fox News, 8 Feb. 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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The drop in output early this year was traced to a flood of imports – which are subtracted from gross domestic product – as businesses raced to order goods before President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The technology is aimed at streamlining beverage and food preparation, shortening wait times, and helping baristas deal with the daily flood of orders, including the speciality concoctions the coffee chain has become known for, according to Starbucks.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
Verb
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McDavid darted around the ice with his usual flair and notched three helpers.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Vacationers who were camping nearby tried to capture the dog, but she got spooked and darted off into the wilderness.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lawyers are busy, in a rush and any time spent learning new technologies is time away from billable hours.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Any appearance by Buffett (security and reporters in tow) is usually met by a rush of people trying to take photos or videos with the nonagenarian.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Each robot also had its own human operators, usually a group of two of three who jogged alongside it throughout the race.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2025
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Whether that’s slowly jogging in a pool or trying aquatic high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is up to you.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the start of April a deadly torrent of rains caused flooding across the Midwest, as days of severe storms ravaged much of the central part of the United States.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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President Donald Trump has unleashed a torrent of protectionist fervor, stoking fears far beyond U.S. borders.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What’s needed is sharper context in the flow of work.—
Saurabh Jain,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Go with the flow, but not toward the beach: Trying to swim directly toward the beach when caught in a rip current is futile and exhausting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2025
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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stampede. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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