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thumping

[thuhm-ping] / ˈθʌm pɪŋ /






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In a sea of thumping dance tracks and billowing ballads, the simplicity of Bandidos do Cante's performance really stands out.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The Garden has roared anew as St. John’s has surged to relevance with a pair of Big East tournament championships, the most recent of which involved a 20-point thumping of Connecticut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

It has been a March Madness of the haves mercilessly thumping the have-nots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

As thumping techno music reverberated around a basement in downtown Tel Aviv, some 200 Israeli twentysomethings danced through the night despite the war with Iran upending life above.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The thumping of the helicopter was starting to sound like it was going away from them.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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