thunder
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While inside, I heard what sounded like thunder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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
The Braves hadn’t faced Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas since their 34-31 loss in 2014 to the Gaels amid thunder, lightning, wind and a downpour of rain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Scotland and Northern Ireland will also have showers but they should be less intense, with a lower chance of thunder.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Nyame stands over me, a tower of rage and thunder.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Erling Haaland thunders his way into our top 10 as the definition of a traditional centre-forward.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
“This is the first round, so show what you got!” host Melkez Reynolds thunders over the dueling DJs.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
The secretary of state’s “silence thunders in my ears and heart,” the rabbi wrote.
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2023
Yet this new chamber music triptych dances more than it thunders.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
Every time it thunders we jump as if guards had opened fire on the house.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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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
“A month of bombing has achieved nothing,” its cover thundered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Everton pushed for a winner and Gueye, another of Senegal's Africa Cup of Nations heroes, almost got it when he thundered a fierce strike against the bar.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
As the sweeping “O Fortuna” movement of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana thundered over the loudspeakers, he rose from underneath the stage while sitting on a badass, none-more-black throne decorated with skulls and a gigantic bat.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2025
In the silence that followed C.P.’s remarks, Clement stood up and thundered, “Right on, brother Ellis.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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And I heard about it, in thundering waves of sarcasm and snark, from old fashioned emails to online comments, a tsunami of taunts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Once inside the park before 8 a.m., their first stop was the Bridalveil Fall Trail, a short trek that takes visitors right to the base of the thundering cascade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Noise level, given we're dealing with state-of-the-art racing machines thundering around a circuit, is actually a big talking point currently and particularly pertinent for neurodivergent fans.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Dinwiddie evolves from being a thundering doubter about Washington to being an equally thundering supporter who refuses to accept the younger man’s resignation after a setback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
I popped back up into the thundering darkness and finally managed a heaving breath and one wild scream.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
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