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
Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
This would help convey the epic and biblical nature of the storytelling, bolstered by action set pieces functioning as immersive roller-coaster rides through the swirling flood, elephant stampede, and fights on land and underwater.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Without this, people stampede and create a devastating incident with deadly results.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2024
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Noun
More than 2,500 cameras, some powered by AI, will send crowd movement and density information to four central control rooms, where officials can quickly deploy personnel to avoid stampedes.
—Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
This would help convey the epic and biblical nature of the storytelling, bolstered by action set pieces functioning as immersive roller-coaster rides through the swirling flood, elephant stampede, and fights on land and underwater.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
On film, in fashion and music, and in other forms of entertainment, the representation of Western culture continues to, pun intended, stampede into mainstream media.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Without this, people stampede and create a devastating incident with deadly results.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampede
Noun
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Ahead of the storm, the National Weather Service issued flood watches for the Palisades, Eaton, Hughes, Franklin and Bridge fire burn scars.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Showers could linger into Tuesday, spawning flood watches in areas where the Palisades, Franklin, Eaton, Bridge, and Hughes wildfires burned.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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There are some dandy dividends ready to dart higher.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Fifty feet ahead, across a small depression, something darted through the cover.—
Al Wolter,
Outdoor Life,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Toronto will next turn to hiring a head coach, though there is no rush since the team won’t take the court until May of next year.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to Bain’s investment, Fogo de Chao isn’t in a rush to go public.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Also want to say a huge thank you to Sheriff Leonard! ♬ original sound – Jelly Roll The men jogged into place.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
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On a related note, Amy’s father often liked to write things down to jog his memory.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Chiefs capitalized on a torrent of Texans mistakes — eight penalties among them — and missed opportunities to slowly seize control.—
Zak Keefer,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed at least 11 public and private schools and some 30 child-care facilities — and thousands of families have been displaced by the torrent of damage — more than 12,000 structures destroyed, including many homes.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Groups that want to reduce immigration have also argued that restricting the flow of immigrants would put upward pressure on wages, benefiting American workers who might then take caregiving jobs.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Arsenal will feel hard done by over another controversial sending-off changing the flow of their game when Lewis-Skelly was dismissed just before half-time.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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