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thundering

[thuhn-der-ing] / ˈθʌn dər ɪŋ /










ADJECTIVE
thunderous
Synonyms


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As he dominated center stage, the thundering chorus of his speeches — “I am … somebody” — inspired his followers even as it sometimes sounded like a painful plea.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

They had Toulouse rocking and they landed another blow, a rolling line-out maul thundering over the try-line with substitute Hiddleston touching down to give Warriors the lead for the first time.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

This city may be small, but in 1926 it became immortal, the place where a fiesta, thundering hooves, and a novel collided to shape modern legend.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

What a perverse outcome that would be for Catholic Charities, after its thundering 9-0 victory in America’s highest court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

It was not without a certain wild pleasure I ran before the wind, delivering my trouble of mind to the measureless air-torrent thundering through space.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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