STAMPEDED Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

stampeded

verb

past tense of stampede

as in darted

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 stampeded Jon Sumrall’s Gators have their own issues, including one of the league’s worst defenses and an offensive line that was stampeded over last weekend. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 In the standard story, the United States, Britain, and France stood by, wringing their hands and straining for appeasement while the Japanese stampeded through Asia and Nazi Storm Troopers ran roughshod over Europe. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Or a time at an outdoor concert in Denver when gunshots broke out and the whole crowd stampeded in panic away from the brutal sound. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026 His friends instantly stampeded for the exits. — Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 And an average of 22,000 to 25,000-plus people stampeded the grounds daily, according to estimates that include festivalgoers, performers and more than 1,000 volunteers, staff and crew. — Michael Deeds may 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026 In one of the more striking examples, retail traders stampeded into Allbirds after the troubled shoemaker slapped an artificial intelligence label on its business. — Yun Li, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026 Consumer credit subsidiaries of the largest banks stampeded to the most indulgent states, Joe Biden’s Delaware and Bill Janklow’s South Dakota. — George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026 The Ducks were without leading scorer Cutter Gauthier (doubtful for Tuesday), rugged captain Radko Gudas (doubtful), active blue-liner Pavel Mintyukov (probable), grinder Jansen Harkins (out) and enforcer Ross Johnston (out) when they were stampeded on Saturday by the Calgary Flames. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026

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Wild guanacos—llama-like camelids with dark-red fur—darted across the road.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The sheriff's office says Loki darted towards this large bush not far from the house.

— Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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As part of Gilroy’s clever structure, Alex’s memories get jogged during different performing sessions, with different pieces of music, so that each flashback gets its own emotional register.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
After a fourth-and-1 stop by the defense, quarterback Bryce Young and the Panthers offense jogged back onto the field with one minute left in the contest on their own 17 yard-line.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026

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