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stampede

[stam-peed] / stæmˈpid /


Example Sentences

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Simply put, you don’t hear many stories about American teenagers stampeding their peers for a chance at getting a peek at their stars they’re crushing on these days.

From Salon

And when those collective moods change overnight, there’s a stampede for the exits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Will Bitcoin’s losses start a stampede for the exits in these funds?

From Barron's

He tried to keep his eyes open, but the sting of the salt and the speed meant that he saw only the other nereids around him, charging like stampeding buffalo.

From Literature

He was down in the dirt, and those boys came stampeding toward him.

From Literature