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noun

Definition of boomnext
as in bang
a loud explosive sound the nerve-jangling boom of a car backfiring

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verb

ˈbüm How to pronounce boom (audio)
1
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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2
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
Noun
One of the hallmarks of the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 was the packaging of subprime mortgages into bundled securities that were then sold to investors as another way to make money from the housing boom. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 Brad DeLong also took a spin on the subject in book form, arguing for a productivity boom in the 1990s, petering out by 2008. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
While music from the Campari Lounge boomed into the evening, approximately 100 demonstrators unwound a shroud bearing the names of 60,000 people who have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war two and a half years ago. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026 While downtown Los Angeles is languishing, Burbank is booming. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boom
  1. bang
  2. rise
  3. roar
  4. clap
  5. increase
  6. rumble
  7. blast
  8. swell
Noun
  • Pilots received a warning about the engine and then heard a loud bang, the report said.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Even something as seemingly minor as changing your part or adding bangs can make a noticeable difference.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bang
Verb
  • But after the single-component shots came into use, infections there began to rise.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That was the evening Hilton, who rose to fame in the early 2000s as a celebrity gossip blogger, appeared to engage in self-harm during a livestream.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of rise
Verb
  • That would be the best growth since five years ago, when the economy was roaring out of the chasm created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • After being stabbed in the ass by Northmen Roddy the Ruin (Tommy Flanagan), Ulf’s (Tom Bennett) dragon suddenly roars in from above and takes them both out in a giant ball of fire.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of roar
Noun
  • Nick, 33, started with a moment from the first Camp Rock, recalling the morning the cast came up with the now-famous stomp-and-clap sequence.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Golf Channel would always be playing in the background; the soft claps were the soundtrack to our slow Saturdays.
    — Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of clap
Verb
  • The kingdom has faced increasing attacks from the Houthis, who also declared a blockade on the al-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea on July 20.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Nor would increased options out wide and a central defender, The Athletic revealing earlier this week that a couple of bids have been rejected for Norway international centre-back Henrik Falchener, 23, from that country’s Viking Stavanger.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of increase
Verb
  • There is a very slim 5-10% chance of a shower or rumble across the Red River counties on Monday; otherwise, there is no rain in sight.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Donovan Ferrufino rumbles up the middle for a 51-yard touchdown run, breaking through two defenders at about the 20 on his way in.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of rumble
Noun
  • Eldridge’s home run, a solo shot, was the latest exhibition of his game-changing power, an opposite-field, 423-foot blast that cleared the left-center field fence on a cold San Francisco (50-70) night with feet to spare.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The money taps remain turned on full-blast even in the face of a choppy stock market and persistent fears over whether AI stocks are in a bubble.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of blast
Verb
  • The man — holding one bladed weapon in each hand — responded by walking down 41st Avenue away from a growing mass of officers, which quickly swelled from just a couple to at least 10.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • As her pregnancy progressed, Kabita’s belly swelled while the rest of her remained gaunt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of swell

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