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Our test car was mostly rattle-free, although there was an occasional thunk from the drivetrain under deceleration.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 May 2023
But the cat loses its grip and plummets into the net and crash bag, landing with a thunk that almost tears the net from its captors’ hands.
—Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The Jutland opens with a thunk, like a vault door, and stays open via a liner lock.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
The air was filled with cigarette smoke and the racket of clattering typewriters, editors yelling reminders of how many minutes to deadline, phones ringing, static from police scanners and the occasional thunk of a chair thrown in anger.
—Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2023
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 May 2023
But the cat loses its grip and plummets into the net and crash bag, landing with a thunk that almost tears the net from its captors’ hands.
—Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The Jutland opens with a thunk, like a vault door, and stays open via a liner lock.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
The air was filled with cigarette smoke and the racket of clattering typewriters, editors yelling reminders of how many minutes to deadline, phones ringing, static from police scanners and the occasional thunk of a chair thrown in anger.
—Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2023
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“Thunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunk. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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