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thunderbolt

[thuhn-der-bohlt] / ˈθʌn dərˌboʊlt /
NOUN
bolt
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Cameroon also fell behind, against Mozambique in Agadir, but a thunderbolt from Christian Kofane delivered a 2-1 victory.

From Barron's Dec. 31, 2025

The attack fell like a thunderbolt on the country’s tightly knit Jewish community.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 15, 2025

The same familiar blue and gold thunderbolt greeted Mike Williams as he drove through the welcoming Southern California streets.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2025

The higher-for-longer inflation predicament has hit the U.S. housing market like a thunderbolt.

From New York Times Apr. 12, 2024

Of them all he was foremost, as was proved by the extraordinary fact that poets report, that when Zeus wished to use his thunderbolt, it was Pegasus who brought the thunder and lightning to him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

True to his word, he was best when fresh, slipping straight back into bowling thunderbolts.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

During those performances, the music was notably crisp, landing on the grassy landscape like thunderbolts.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2024

Some of them resemble branching snowflakes, thunderbolts or neurons, whispering the unique expression of the artist's vision.

From Science Daily Mar. 3, 2024

"I think Diana ... will be hurling thunderbolts on coronation day, that's for sure," royal author Tina Brown told Reuters.

From Reuters May 6, 2023

The forgotten deities of dead cities brandished their broken thunderbolts at the sky as Dany rode her silver past their feet.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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