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stampede

noun as in rush of animals

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The statement described the girls "screaming... it was like a stampede for their lives".

From BBC

The legal action argued there had been environmental damage in surrounding communities because of the smoke, and the destruction of property because of stampeding wild animals.

From BBC

A stampede of football offers started coming after his 10.48 time last year.

He catalyzed the stampede of 1,200 major corporations exiting Russian in protest of the invasion of Ukraine and was the first to reveal the implosion of the Russian economy under Vladimir Putin.

From Salon

Cuts darted through closing doors, warping the Connecticut’s defense into knots, and the Sparks’ monster frontcourt threw its weight around and pounded out a 57-point stampede.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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