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thunder

[thuhn-der] / ˈθʌn dər /






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Initially, a few showers are likely to reach Cornwall and the West Country during Tuesday evening, but heavier downpours bringing thunder and lightning are likely to hit later in the night.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

He was the last speaker of the three-hour event, and thunder had been audible outside for over an hour.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

When I asked if they wanted to visit Delilah at her store, Cosmo would thunder down the hallway toward our front door, while Hook rumbled behind.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

They saw messages from the divine in thunder and lightning, bird flight and the entrails of sacrificed animals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

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

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

She was hauled down five-metres out, but the ball was recycled right, and centre Eve Higgins thunders over from close range.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2024

Another scene, in which a captured German officer demands the young private’s name and Mainwaring thunders: “Don’t tell him, Pike” is routinely voted one of Britain’s funniest TV moments.

From Seattle Times Feb. 5, 2024

The secretary of state’s “silence thunders in my ears and heart,” the rabbi wrote.

From Slate Nov. 30, 2023

“America, you are too arrogant,” he thunders, overcoming his inner censor.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2023

In Asgard, three gods sat on their thrones: one-eyed Odin the all-father, red-bearded Thor of the thunders, and handsome Frey of the summer's harvest.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

A world-cleansing storm has thundered ominously on the horizon ever since “The Bear” began.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

When CNN co-moderator Elex Michaelson asked Villaraigosa if he would cancel California’s much-maligned high-speed rail project, the candidate’s emphatic “No” thundered down like a Lebron James dunk.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

"Where is the money?" supporters of Magyar's party, Tisza, thundered in unison, referring to accusations against local Fidesz politicians over millions of euros of public funds that have gone missing.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

“A month of bombing has achieved nothing,” its cover thundered.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

Words in English and Spanish thundered through a bullhorn.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

Having fouled Florent Malouda for France's opener, the towering defender levelled with a thundering header from Andrea Pirlo's corner inside 20 minutes.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

That was the beginning of the chants, arguably louder than for any other player in Dodger Stadium history, stronger than Moo-kie, deeper than Fred-die, chants thundering enough to seemingly be heard for a lifetime.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

“It was raining straight down, it was thundering and it was 27 degrees,” he said, recalling watching the storm early Sunday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

This city may be small, but in 1926 it became immortal, the place where a fiesta, thundering hooves, and a novel collided to shape modern legend.

From Salon Nov. 8, 2025

I found myself asking, barely able to hear myself over the sound of my thundering heart.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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