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thunder

[thuhn-der] / ˈθʌn dər /






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Siri finally works like a chatbot, but AI agent apps such as Instinct and Muse are stealing its thunder.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The crack of the bat echoed the thunder that had been rumbling outside of the roofed ballpark for much of the afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

The first warning is valid from 02:00 BST with thunder and heavy rain due to move across south-east England in the early hours of Thursday morning.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

He was the last speaker of the three-hour event, and thunder had been audible outside for over an hour.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

From the east came a thunder of hooves.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

As Jalla thunders towards its climax, it erupts amid what is presumably Cyprus's entire stock of pyrotechnics.

From BBC May 14, 2026

Another scene, in which a captured German officer demands the young private’s name and Mainwaring thunders: “Don’t tell him, Pike” is routinely voted one of Britain’s funniest TV moments.

From Seattle Times Feb. 5, 2024

The secretary of state’s “silence thunders in my ears and heart,” the rabbi wrote.

From Slate Nov. 30, 2023

“America, you are too arrogant,” he thunders, overcoming his inner censor.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2023

It thunders across the yard—just a thunderhead of black robes.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

A world-cleansing storm has thundered ominously on the horizon ever since “The Bear” began.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

Church bells pealed and cannons thundered when Americans learned that the Continental Congress had adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

When CNN co-moderator Elex Michaelson asked Villaraigosa if he would cancel California’s much-maligned high-speed rail project, the candidate’s emphatic “No” thundered down like a Lebron James dunk.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

"Where is the money?" supporters of Magyar's party, Tisza, thundered in unison, referring to accusations against local Fidesz politicians over millions of euros of public funds that have gone missing.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

We thundered across a section of wood-block paving in front of the depot.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

And I heard about it, in thundering waves of sarcasm and snark, from old fashioned emails to online comments, a tsunami of taunts.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

Dinwiddie evolves from being a thundering doubter about Washington to being an equally thundering supporter who refuses to accept the younger man’s resignation after a setback.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

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

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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