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thunderbolt

[thuhn-der-bohlt] / ˈθʌn dərˌboʊlt /
NOUN
bolt
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A first-half thunderbolt from Ghana striker Koenigsdoerffer put Hamburg on track for a 2-0 victory at Heidenheim.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

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

“Listen, girl. You’ve got to shake off a twenty-year-old habit and shake it off fast. You will begin now. Do you think Atticus is going to hurl a thunderbolt at you?”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee