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verb

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Recent Examples of boom
Noun
Back on the Danish frigate, in the Nuuk Fjord, flanked by Greenland’s bleak mountains of sheer black rock, the boom of practicing naval artillery guns reverberates into the Arctic abyss, as fighter jets scream overhead. Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025 The English song is inspired by ‘90s boom bap hip-hop, exuding the singer’s self-assurance, autonomy, and fearless nature. Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
The industry is booming, with venture capitalists pouring over $7 billion into robotics companies in 2024 alone. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025 Celebrity chef José Andrés recently said as much on social media in a rebuttal to Trump’s claim that the city’s restaurants are booming amid federalization. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for boom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boom
Noun
  • The pompadour eventually found its way into the fashion muse’s beauty aesthetic, as did micro bangs, bleach-blond highlights, bowl cuts and bobs.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The kids bang toys on the ground.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Colorado River and the two reservoirs have been suffering because of a multidecade drought in the West intensified by climate change, rising demand and overuse.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Stellarium Venus Begins To Fade September sees Venus rise closer to sunrise.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The chain of landforms to the west of Kauai is so small that it was not easily spotted in the satellite images taken as Kiko roared across the Pacific toward Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The drummer playfully taps out a beat to match the roaring engine.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, the interception was unfortunate, and the botched snap/clap in the second quarter was bizarre.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • However, videos of a booing crowd with a few claps quickly made it to social media.
    Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Start with once daily, and if your skin can handle it, gradually increase to two or three times per week.
    Lily Wohlner, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • When a La Niña phase occurs, less wind shear occurs in the regions of the Atlantic basin where tropical weather develops, increasing the potential for more storms, AccuWeather said.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Facing a third-and-25 after a big penalty, Keller pulled out the tricks with a throwback pass from Brock Meek to Burkett, who rumbled 48 yards to the Texans’ 2-yard line.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Lions rumbled somewhere far off.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Townshend let loose with a blast of distorted guitar as keyboard player Loren Gold played in one of the evening’s highlights.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The massive blast and subsequent landslides, flooding and ash cloud killed 57 people, caused more than $1 billion in damage and destroyed at least 200 homes, and was heard more than 200 miles away.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That swell at Mavericks, a half mile off the coast of Half Moon Bay, hit two days before Christmas, on the same day and amid the same storm that destroyed the Santa Cruz Wharf.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • As guests swelled outside the dining room, Chow and Osbourne led the lively room in a toast to New York and invitation to continue on to the comedy show.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Boom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boom. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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