as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
a developer who made a fortune during the boomy days of the housing bubble
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Recent Examples of boomy
The bass is boomy, but the audio can lack clarity in the higher tones.
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Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022
Unfortunately, this large four-cylinder idles with the clatter of a diesel and is boomy through the top half of the tachometer.
—Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2020
Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022
Unfortunately, this large four-cylinder idles with the clatter of a diesel and is boomy through the top half of the tachometer.
—Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boomy
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Saugatuck Another hot spot in the western part of the state, Saugatuck has something for every type of traveler, with six beaches, a thriving art scene, and several breweries.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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My father came to Chicago in 1947, met my mother and began a thriving tailoring enterprise that was known throughout the city, suburbs and Midwest.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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During the early 1900s, when copper, gold, zinc and silver production was booming, Bisbee prospered.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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Replacing the town's reliance on steamboats on the White River made the town a booming trade hub for timber, zinc and cotton.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2026
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The book told of Miss Peterson’s search for her own ancestry and detailed her discovery of the prosperous, Black bourgeoisie, based largely in Brooklyn, that had played a principal role in the New York of the late nineteenth century.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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In my local community, my leadership has made our district safer, healthier, and more prosperous.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The technology could hollow out entire industries like software engineering, which had been investors’ golden child.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Pastor Burns defended the installation via a lengthy public statement after critics compared it to the biblical golden calf, a symbol associated with idolatry.—
Tiago Ventura,
Time,
15 May 2026
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Highlights there included The Bear actor Matty Matheson’s hardcore outfit Pigpen, which saw the Canadian chef/singer eschew his comical persona for a restless and roaring performance; and L.A.’s Health, whose industrial-tinged metal was both ethereal and clamorous.—
Lina Lecaro,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rudy Gobert and a roaring, black-out playoff crowd towered over him.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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However, when combined with broader tax regimes, these tax policies may contribute to gradual shifts in where ultra-wealthy individuals allocate assets, particularly toward lower-tax jurisdictions.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Questions persist about whether a billionaire candidate can effectively represent and prioritize the interests of working-class voters, with concerns that billionaires as a demographic cannot be trusted to champion non-wealthy citizens’ concerns in political leadership.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Taylor was running a successful barber shop in Loganville, Georgia, and was in the process of gaining his green card to continue living in the United States.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Fresh off the unbelievably successful Artemis II lunar flyby mission, NASA is gearing up for an ambitious slate of moon trips to establish a colony by 2036.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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“Boomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boomy. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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