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roar

[rawr, rohr] / rɔr, roʊr /


NOUN
loud outburst
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The sold-out crowd at the Wiltern erupted the second Von hit the stage, but that was nothing compared to the deafening roar of screams and “We love you, Mike!” when Tyson walked out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

A sport built to the glory of the internal combustion engine and propelled by the roar of the V-12 was hurtling into an era of electric vehicles and corporate responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

He ran back out of the tunnel and re-emerged to a roar from the Metropolitano.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Most of all, he wants the American economy to roar so loudly that no one can deny it’s the greatest financial power in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

I’d heard its roar and thought it was thunder.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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