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- the nerve-jangling boom of a car backfiring
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- with the strong economy, business is booming
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- the cannons boomed throughout the night
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7 Words That Are More Than Just Noise
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Boom! Crunch! Hiccup!
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“Boom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boom. Accessed 6 Jul. 2020.
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The first known use of boom was in the 15th century
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