as in bang
a loud explosive sound
the nerve-jangling boom of a car backfiring
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as in to rise
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
with the strong economy, business is booming
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as in to roar
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
the cannons boomed throughout the night
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Recent Examples of boom
Natasha Turak, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Private golf club construction is in a boom phase and the appetite to play the latest and greatest–along with the classic courses–is stronger than ever.
—Michael Croley, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Thankfully, the need for construction equipment has boomed and both businesses have remained extremely profitable…
From an investment perspective, there is one key area where the companies diverge dramatically: capital allocation.
—Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
To make his point, Wright referenced the 2014 to 2016 period, during which a boom in shale production coincided with lower global demand and brought oil prices down 70%.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Private golf club construction is in a boom phase and the appetite to play the latest and greatest–along with the classic courses–is stronger than ever.
—Michael Croley, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
New business models: Exploiting the boom of the secondary market
The secondary market is booming.
—Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Thankfully, the need for construction equipment has boomed and both businesses have remained extremely profitable…
From an investment perspective, there is one key area where the companies diverge dramatically: capital allocation.
—Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boom
Noun
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Marsai Martin’s chignon and a Josephine Baker-esque side bang meant business, closing out the week with professional elegance.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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Those events will fling material in all directions, triggering the same double bang in the other white dwarf.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Shortly after, Wood posted to her story again, this time sharing an April 2022 post from trans British artist Travis Alabanza that highlighted the attention put on trans people rather than other issues, such as the climate crisis or rising cost of living.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
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Today’s offal movement is, in part, an offshoot of the carnivore diet—a meat-heavy approach to eating that, despite copious warnings from nutritionists, rose to prominence online beginning around 2018.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Stock futures were roaring into the green Wednesday after President Trump pulled back from threats to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell — the latest twist in a week of market-moving chaos.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
23 Apr. 2025
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The apocalypse doesn’t come roaring in with a bang.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Reno piled more than 40 clap tracks onto the production, though the volume of parts involved isn’t necessarily evident in the final cut.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
8 Apr. 2025
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Acousticians often use a hand clap as a cheap substitute for pricey equipment to make acoustic measurements in architecture.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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If elected, what would your top 3 policy priorities be? (1) Infrastructure in forms of roads and increased police and fire due to the growing population.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those unused hours can, however, be converted to service credit to increase their government pensions.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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First up, get ready to rumble because WrestleMania 41 starts tonight on Peacock!—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Now add another entry to the list of economic dogma being rumbled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s duties: the idea of a safe-haven investment.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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The blast occurred as Iran began a third round of nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, although the cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The nuclear fallout from the blast was around a hundred times more lethal than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of the Second World War.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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One patient had brain swelling and developed a cyst caused by radiation.—
Frieda Klotz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Almost 4 in 10 Americans said neither party is fighting for people like them, as pessimism for both major parties swells, according to a survey released Friday.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Boom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boom. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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