thunder
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Distressing images thunder into her head uninvited, whirling around and around until she feels like she is drowning in them.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
And when the stormy morning after arrives, each peal of thunder sends Julia into a paroxysm of nerves that flings her around like a handkerchief caught in a stiff breeze.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Commodity prices lead consumer prices the way thunder follows lightning.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
The rich Redfellows get dispatched one by one in scenes that are fun but empty — neither cathartic nor comic, simply boxes to be checked off to great big poundings of thunder and harpsichords.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Beowulf said in admiration, but the thunder of approaching hooves prevented Penelope from correcting him.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing thunder
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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