stampede
noun
a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
stampeded
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past participleof stampede.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof stampede.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stampedenouna sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
Example Sentences
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Consumers have stampeded toward protein, and food-industry giants are chasing them with new product innovations.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Attendees stampeded, pushing and shoving and yelling as if there were one cake, not 1,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
“Zootopia 2” has already stampeded past $1 billion to surpass its predecessor, and the awards nominations have just begun slithering in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
“All people are fallible, even a great president like Roosevelt. He got stampeded by the hysteria of the time, the racism of the time. And he signed Executive Order 9066,” Takei said.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
And the suitors mad with fear at her great sign stampeded like stung cattle by a river when the dread shimmering gadfly strikes in summer, in the flowering season, in the long-drawn days.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
