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as in to roar
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
as we got closer, the waterfall thundered louder and louder
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as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a hotheaded man who was always thundering about the crooks and idiots running the government
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Recent Examples of thunder
The 400-foot rocket had thundered away in late afternoon from Boca Chica, near the Mexican border.
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Gaza Woman Says She's Lost Her 'Very Being' Amid War
By Raquel Rosario Sánchez
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Pope Francis welcomed the New Year by thundering against the ongoing war in the Middle East.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Mr Roy thundered, standing on the Democratic side of the aisle and pointing at his fellow Republicans.
—Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
The ragged metallic roaring scream of a Boeing 727 ascending eastward, a high-pitched whine building to a thundering roar, fading to a drone.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Gaza Woman Says She's Lost Her 'Very Being' Amid War
By Raquel Rosario Sánchez
2
Pope Francis welcomed the New Year by thundering against the ongoing war in the Middle East.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Mr Roy thundered, standing on the Democratic side of the aisle and pointing at his fellow Republicans.
—Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
The ragged metallic roaring scream of a Boeing 727 ascending eastward, a high-pitched whine building to a thundering roar, fading to a drone.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunder
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Together, Toothless and Hiccup soar through the sky, barreling past rocky cliffs and roaring oceans and flying far above fierce battles as the music swells.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2025
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Suddenly, as if some omniscient observer had pressed play, the scene roared to life.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Watch Goldberg shout for Haines to come down from The View tower in the video above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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As Robinson spoke, or tried to speak, Butler shouted from across the locker room to Robinson that Robinson didn’t have to talk, wasn’t required to do the interview.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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The clip shows Chappell inside a crate at the shelter, growling and barking through the glass.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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He’s hauled out of bed to go hunting with his hard-ass, militaristic father Grady (Sam Jaeger), whose bellowing about trying to keep his son safe is almost as frightening as the growling beast that appears to be stalking them.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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At one point, the situation escalated when the passenger began yelling loudly and incoherently.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Natalie then continued to yell at Josh as Florian escorted her away from the conversation.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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On March 20, 2006, Tanya cried at work and told Joe that her real name was Tanya Kach, not Nikki Allen and that Hose had been holding her captive.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Of those, 16 percent admitted weeping over someone eating their last slice, while 13 percent had cried over a pizza delivery order coming in wrong, and 12 percent had cried over their favorite pizza restaurant closing down.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Thunder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunder. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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