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boomed

VERB

crash; make loud sound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

explode resound reverberate roar thunder

STRONG

bang blast burst clap crack drum roll rumble slam smash sound wham

Antonyms

STRONG

fix mend praise

WEAK

collapse fail falter lose

VERB

prosper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

develop expand flourish grow intensify strengthen swell thrive

STRONG

appreciate bloom enhance flower gain increase spurt succeed

WEAK

rise in value

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease compress contract decline decrease fail halt languish lessen lower shrink stop stunt weaken

STRONG

lose shrivel

WEAK

collapse falter

Example Sentences

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Just ask those Costco Brewers, broomed out of the playoff like a cargo-shorted stranger who accidentally wandered onto a yacht.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

“As they grow, they are closer to a full curl and bust off the ends of the horns. An older broomed ram, he’s like a monarch.”

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2017

“When you get to an older, broomed ram, they are special animals,” Alt said.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2017

San Francisco will try to sweep Washington today in the NL Division Series, a day after Baltimore and Kansas City broomed their way into the AL Championship Series.

From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2014

The wind through the open windows had broomed out all the fetid feeling of absence and nothingness.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston