stampede

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The highlight of the stampede was the awarding of the Tri All-Around championships to those who had accumulated the most points during the summer season and at the finals.

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  1. noun A sudden frenzied rush of panic-stricken animals.
  2. noun A sudden headlong rush or flight of a crowd of people.
  3. noun A mass impulsive action: a stampede of support for the candidate.
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  • In the same stampede, a pregnant shopper was pushed over and may have suffered a miscarriage. —  Dealbreaker
  • We had become oversold and in such conditions a stampede is easy for some trading desks and hedgies to start in the opposite direction. —  pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator
  • The latest "Idol" alumnus to join the stampede is Season 5 champ Taylor Hicks, who signed on to the Broadway cast of "Grease" last year and is now touring the country reprising the role of "Teen Angel," a part made famous by 1950s crooner Frankie Avalon in the 1978 movie. —  mjsbigblog
  • Sorry for all those who had trouble connecting during the stampede, and apologies to those who missed out. —  Eurogamer
  • Three people have been arrested for inciting a riot in relation to the stampede, authorities said.
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  1. Spanish estampida, uproar, stampede, from Provençal, from estampir, to stamp, of Germanic origin.

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  1. Formerly also stampedo; from American Spanish estampida, a stampede, a particular use of Spanish estampida, estampido (= Portuguese estampido), a crack, crash, loud report; connected with estampar, stamp: see stamp, v.
  2. from stampede, n.
 

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