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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

But even though they were a man down, Benetton pulled the score level with the first of two tries from Jacob Umaga, after a thunderous run from Tomasso Menoncello.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Full of thunderous strings and Wagnerian vocals, it starts off as an opera song, changes tempo three times, introduces a guest verse from Bjork and ends with an almighty rave breakdown.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

The sky erupted with another thunderous roar as a pyramid of six jets flew high above the twin white spires of the Saints Peter and Paul Church.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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