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thunderous

[thuhn-der-uhs, -druhs] / ˈθʌn dər əs, -drəs /


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UCLA-bound Mateo Fuerbringer was ready from the start, ending Loyola’s first three rallies with thunderous kills and the fourth with an emphatic stuff block.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

So are graduates pouring out of elite colleges, joining the college-educated working class and responding with a thunderous “Union Yes”? For the most part, no.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Dempsey had been shorn of many things by a thunderous Ireland performance - a revisiting of a familiar narrative.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The remark drew thunderous applause before the joint session of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Only Nature: the crackle, pop, roar of the forest burning and the thunderous pounding of falling water.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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