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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

While sticking Cillo into a varsity game would attract a thunderbolt of attention, Clark has been waiting for an appropriate moment.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

For me, it was a thunderbolt of thrill followed by pure abject terror that we might disappoint or “not have something good for her.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2024

The Reds continue to press and Adam Phillips has another thunderbolt blocked in the area before Nicky Cadden's looping cross has to be tipped over the bar by Nathan Baxter.

From BBC May 2, 2024

One could never tell where Zeus’s thunderbolt would strike.

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

James Baldwin wrote thunderbolts of truth about American racism that changed the way people have understood and debated the issue since.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 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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