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Recent Examples of rumbling
Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
At the corner of St. Peter and Royal Streets, a tuba begins its rumbling and a trombone squeals; the instruments sparkle in the sunlight, glinting gold amid a gathering crowd.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
There had been rumblings in recent weeks regarding the possibility of Houston as a landing spot for Antetokounmpo, and for good reason.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
There had been rumblings of a sequel almost from the moment Gladiator hit screens in May 2000, rumblings that grew even louder after the DreamWorks film won five Academy Awards, including the one for best picture.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
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Last week’s rumors and rumblings of Malzahn retiring after this season were seemingly nothing but wishful thinking from a growing number of disgruntled UCF fans.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
At the corner of St. Peter and Royal Streets, a tuba begins its rumbling and a trombone squeals; the instruments sparkle in the sunlight, glinting gold amid a gathering crowd.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
There had been rumblings in recent weeks regarding the possibility of Houston as a landing spot for Antetokounmpo, and for good reason.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
There had been rumblings of a sequel almost from the moment Gladiator hit screens in May 2000, rumblings that grew even louder after the DreamWorks film won five Academy Awards, including the one for best picture.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbling
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With a fan balanced behind each ear, the device operates at the level of a whisper (30 decibels), and its battery can last for 17 hours, or the equivalent of two workdays.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Neutral and clean with just a whisper of grain and pepper to enliven the palate.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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While Williams-Paisley went through her tumultuous medical journey, she could only be heard whispering.Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
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On one hand, there was a bevy of huge, crazy Tribal Councils with last-second whispering and maneuvering leading to jaw-dropping exits.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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The intimation: If there’s not a No. 1 seed to play for, Barkley ain’t playing.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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The movie also introduces us to the painful humiliation of Palestinians at the border crossing and gives intimations that Siham took this political situation to heart.Jessica Stern, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2013
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As anyone who's been to Atlantic City can tell you, video poker's hold-and-draw hand-building involves only the barest hint of strategy and is designed so the house always wins.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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The especially dry offering from the 295-year-old Champagne house in Reims, France noses with fresh grapefruit, marzipan and a hint of jasmine tea.Brad Japhe, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The decoy did make a noticeable clicking noise when spinning.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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An example of this includes better processing of cybersecurity data by separating signal from noise.Eric Sydell, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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ByteDance has also signed agreements with China’s government to spread propaganda about the CCP’s genocide of Uyghurs and to set up an artificial intelligence research institute.The Editors, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
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Real frustrations can be hard to distinguish from propaganda that plays on them.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Rumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbling. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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