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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Kerry Washington turned the trending blunt cut into a bang, while MAC cosmetics used two-toned lip liner and bronze eyeshadow on supermodel Aweng Chuol.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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Here's when a diploma may not deliver much of a bang for the buck.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Iconic sportswear and footwear giant Adidas said Tuesday that the price of all its products will rise in the U.S. due to President Donald Trump's tariffs.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Potential Challenges: Import costs could rise, affecting product pricing for small businesses.—
Britney Porter,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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Therefore, there should be incentive for everyone to work collectively to get rid of STDs and give any efforts to do so more than a slow clap, so to speak.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 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
Verb
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As time has passed, the cost of those renovations has increased.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Incidents are increasing now because people are hungry and people are trying to survive, and that is going to also have an effect on society.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Amid much teetering and tottering, the gardeners fight off their foe, until finally the group successfully feeds part of the quilt into the rumbling machine.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
2 May 2025
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The sales attracted large crowds of people from all walks of life who came to gamble on races, sip corn whiskey and fill their rumbling tummies.—
Brian Bennett,
New York Times,
2 May 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
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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 6 May. 2025.
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