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verb

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Recent Examples of roar
Noun
Emergency responders gameplan for worst-case scenarios, but rarely see one like this roar to life: A Category 4 hurricane is bearing down on Florida, while resources are strained responding to another devastating hurricane in the same region. Avery Lotz, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024 In Maitlis world, the celebrations continue, with a roar of applause at the BBC offices. Jack King, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
Verb
Lioness abso-f–king-lutely roars in its second season. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Oct. 2024 In near-unison, more than 50,000 fans roared in approval. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for roar 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roar
Noun
  • In testing, Dyson's noise cancellation effectively muffled out most distracting sounds, including street noise, the rumble of subway trains, and music in a coffee shop.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The noises around me, the people, the cars, the children, everything disappeared with Tina.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Bashful Bunny Ring Rattle $16 Nordstrom Jellycat’s ridiculously cute toys are slowly taking over the world, and this ring rattle is a rare pick that comes in under $20.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The sound design booms and rattles, the delusions are even more elaborate and the body horror is even bloodier and more disturbing.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Later that night, Barney is growling at something outside when Pip receives an ominous message from an unknown number.
    Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
  • If your stomach is growling close to bedtime, Dr. Burkhart recommends eating something light and easy to digest, like a banana with soy milk or even a small amount of soup.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Encounters with the opposing party erupted in shouting and worse.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The echoes of the audience shouting the lyrics ricocheted off the packed arena's walls.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Allison lies on the floor laughing in shame, but luckily Noel comes to give her a snuggle and some encouragement.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The morning the race was called, Hunter texted a few friends to make plans to get together and commiserate, cry, laugh.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Quartz’s Rocio Fabbro runs down Powell’s limited chatter about it.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Around 9:15, someone turned up the volume and Rachel Maddow’s voice rose above the chatter, warning that results would be coming in all night.
    Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Derrick Henry rumbles into the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Songs rumbled, zigzagged, marched, whipsawed, pounced, crawled.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Josh diplomatically cheers for both sides, and Michele yells at him for supporting someone who is working against her.
    Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Earlier testimony ended with the key witness yelling at the attorney following a line of questioning about what Weber did after his shift on Feb. 13, 2017.
    Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024

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“Roar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roar. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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